FileInputStream doesn't work with the relative path [closed]

Answer 1

1. this is not a relative path, it is an absolute path.
2. If you are on Windows you need to add your drive letter before your path:

InputStream is = new FileInputStream("C:/files/somefile.txt");

windows doesn't support the / symbol as "root"

If you want to load a file thatt you'll put in your JAR, you need to use

getClass().getResource("path to your file");

or

getClass().getResourceAsStream("path to your file");