Load image from a filepath via BufferedImage

Question

I have a problem with Java application, particular in loading a image from a location in my computer.

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Answer 1

getResource & getResourceAsStream do not work with file paths, but paths relative the code base. If the code base is C: then a relative path that would locate the resource is /ImageTest/pic2.jpg.

..difference between load file by FileInputStream and getResourceAsStream?

One major difference is that the getResource.. will work with a resource inside a Jar, which is no longer a File. Therefore FileInputStream cannot be used to access such a resource.