Not able to read a file inside WEB-INF in jboss-as-7.1.0.Final

[aslamcl]

Hi,

I have a file in WEB-INF/config/myfile.xml.

When I read the file using following code, I get stream as null. But same code works in Jboss5.1GA.

InputStream stream = getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(../config/myfile.xml)

Could some one help?

[sfcoy]

Your file is not accessible from a classloader as it's not in the classpath (WEB-INF/classes/...).

You can it access using javax.servlet.ServletContext#getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String)

ie.

{code:java}servletContext.getResourceAsStream("WEB-INF/config/myfile.xml");{code}

[aslamcl]

Thanks Stephen! It works.

I tried getServletContext().getResourceAsStream(""/WEB-INF/config/myfile.xml") and it works (Note:There is  a leading slash '/' required before WEB-INF).

Just out of curiousity, shall I ask you one question,

getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("../config/myfile.xml") - This was working in Jboss5.1GA but why not in AS7.1?

[sfcoy]

Aslam Mohd wrote:

Just out of curiousity, shall I ask you one question,

getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("../config/myfile.xml") - This was working in Jboss5.1GA but why not in AS7.1?

Given that JBoss classloading was once famously described as a "big ball of mud", I don't find this very surprising.

[aslamcl]

Ok. Thanks stephen.

[ramyamagham]

Leading slash worked for me, thank you!