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resurge on 12/14/08


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Read files from jar (getResourceAsStream) 2

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URL: http://www.java-tips.org/java-me-tips/midp/how-to-read-a-resource-from-a-jar-file.html

Found an easier way to read files from an executable jar than my other snippet.

The '/' is what tells java to go looking in the jar that's running instead of outside of it.

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  1. Scanner scanner = new Scanner(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/" + path_to_file));

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