How to access resource using class loader in Java 9

Question

I have a gradle project in eclipse. Here is the structure of my project

I have css resource styleclass.css in scr/main/resources/css

Answer 1

You should put your css in the same package as the class which uses it, then use Class.getResource to access it, with the relative Path.

src/main/java:
  pk.training.basit
    ComboBoxStyling.java

src/main/resources:
  pk.training.basit
    ComboBoxStyling.css

Then in the source:

scene.getStylesheets().add(
  ComboBoxStyling.class.getResource("ComboBoxStyling.css").toExternalForm());

Personnally I think it's even a better practice to put the css and the class in the same directory, then configure gradle so It can take the resources in the src/main directory. It permits to have an architecture analog to other GUI products (Angular) which places all the resources of a screen including the source in the same directory, the FXML file for example if you had one.