Java: Loading resources from the file system

Question

My Project Setup

I have the following project setup:

\\program.jar  
\\images\\logo.png

In my code, I reference th

Answer 1

What I would do, if possible, is package your images in with your Jar.

That way you don't have to worry about where your Jar is launched from.

You would then need to load images similar to the following:

InputStream stream = this.getClass().getClassLoader().
                                     getResourceAsStream("/images/logo.png");