Why does getResource return null

Question

I\'m trying to access a file in my project. But getResource method returns null.

This is how my project looks like:

Answer 1

Either Approach will work. its just Filepath issue.

• Your Jar Structure shows no "asset" Folder
  xxx.png file is directly in Jar File.
  

Try to remove "assets" from below line of code.

Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource("assets/xxx.png"); //returns null

• Also, if you want to use "assets" folder in ur classpath, please ensure that your jar contains "assets" folder.