java.nio.file.Path for a classpath resource

Question

Is there an API to get a classpath resource (e.g. what I\'d get from Class.getResource(String)) as a java.nio.file.Path? Ideally, I\'d like to use the fancy new Path<

Answer 1

Read a File from resources folder using NIO, in java8

public static String read(String fileName) {

        Path path;
        StringBuilder data = new StringBuilder();
        Stream lines = null;
        try {
            path = Paths.get(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource(fileName).toURI());
            lines = Files.lines(path);
        } catch (URISyntaxException | IOException e) {
            logger.error("Error in reading propertied file " + e);
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }

        lines.forEach(line -> data.append(line));
        lines.close();
        return data.toString();
    }