IntelliJ IDEA - getClass().getResource(“…”) return null

Question

I\'m using IntelliJ IDEA 13.1.5, I used to work with Eclipse. I\'m working on JavaFX application, I try to load FXML file within my MainApp class using getClass().getResourc

Answer 1

Windows is case-sensitive, the rest of the world not. Also an executable java jar (zip format) the resource names are case sensitive.

Best rename the file

view/RootLayout.FXML

to

view/RootLayout.fxml

This must be done by moving the original file away, and creating a new one.

Also compile to a jar, and check that the fxml file was added to the jar (zip file). When not IntelliJ resource paths are treated by an other answer.

By the way this is path relative to the package path of getClass(). Be aware if you extended this class the full path changes, better use:

MainApp.class.getResource("view/RootLayout.fxml")