How do I reference a resource in Java?

Question

I need to read a file in my code. It physically resides here:

C:\\eclipseWorkspace\\ProjectA\\src\\com\\company\\somePackage\\MyFile.txt

I

Answer 1

If I have placed i file in a jar file, it only worked if and only if I used

...getResourceAsStream("com/company/somePackage/MyFile.txt")

If I used a File object it never worked. I got also the FileNotFound exception. Now, I stay with the InputStream object.