Question

I have a file named configuration.xml which resides in classes folder of my WEB-INF directory

I try to read it using class.getResource("/configuration.xml").path();

But am not able to read the file as it is inside the WAR file.

Can any one suggest me on how to do this ?

Answer 1

Use getResourceAsStream(), rather than getResource(). This will give you a direct InputStream reference, rather than a URL, and will work for resources packed inside a JAR/WAR.