I try to load a file named config.properties in the package config.
A snippet of my code in Main.java:
//Read config.properties
Properties properties = new Properties();
System.out.println(Main.class.getClassLoader().getResource("config/config.properties").toString());
InputStream propertiesFile = Main.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("config/config.properties");
properties.load(propertiesFile);
This however gives me a NullPointerException. But when I load img/background/background.png I use: (from Panel.java)
background = new ImageIcon(this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("img/background/background.png")).getImage();
This works fine. I've read a lot of questions on stackoverflow already, but can't find a solution to my problem. I do not see the difference between the loading of the background image or the properties file, other than the fact that the properties file is loaded in a static context. But as far as I can see, this should work.
What am I forgetting?
EDIT: I just ran System.out.println(Main.class.getClassLoader().getResource("config/config.properties").toString());, which printed the correct path to config.properties.
Stacktrace: java.lang.NullPointerException
at main.Main.startGame(Main.java:70)
at main.gui.panel.MenuPanel$1.actionPerformed(MenuPanel.java:31)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$400(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Main.java - line 70:
int maxFPS = Integer.getInteger(properties.getProperty("FPS"));
config.properties:
FPS=45
fpsCap=1
The problem wasn't with the getResourceAsStream("config/config.properties"), but with the way I read the properties. Property FPS is written as a String, to make this in an int I had to use Integer.parseInt(), instead of Integer.getInteger().
Try getting it from the current thread context loader:
Properties properties = new Properties();
ClassLoader loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
try (InputStream in = loader.getResourceAsStream("config/config.properties")) {
properties.load(in);
} catch (IOException e) {
throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot start, properties not found.");
}
This code compiles for JDK 7+, since it uses auto closeable, but can be translated to previous JDK version by moving the resource loader statement to be in in the try-catch clause.
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First time posting but here it goes. I am attempting to to make a program that reads all files in a drive and hash those files in order to spot potential differences in a "corrupt drive". The program functions fine for all purposes except when encountering files with special permission needs. I have spent days trying to resolve this and have read many stack posts but none that i have found have covered my specific issue. I have tried granting permission through set read and write but does nothing.
I think i found a promising library through java.security.allpermissions but finding examples of how to set it up simply / clearly for a method call has been unfruitful.
The following is the method giving me a hard time.
private static String hash(File f, String name) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, IOException {
if(f.isDirectory() == true) {
return "";
}
InputStream is = Files.newInputStream(Paths.get(f.getAbsolutePath()));
output = DigestUtils.sha256Hex(is);
output = DigestUtils.sha256Hex(name + output);
return output;
}
sample output + stack trace:
F:\
F:\$Recycle.Bin
F:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18
F:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18\desktop.ini
F:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-3562049501-1359381880-3951677873-1001
F:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-3562049501-1359381880-3951677873-1001\desktop.ini
F:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-4029137503-3596887599-1249178651-1001
F:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-4029137503-3596887599-1249178651-1001\desktop.ini
F:\Documents and Settings
Issue exploring folder:
java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: F:\hiberfil.sys
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.translateToIOException(Unknown Source)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(Unknown Source)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(Unknown Source)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsFileSystemProvider.newByteChannel(Unknown Source)
at java.nio.file.Files.newByteChannel(Unknown Source)
at java.nio.file.Files.newByteChannel(Unknown Source)
at java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider.newInputStream(Unknown Source)
at java.nio.file.Files.newInputStream(Unknown Source)
at Core.Main.hash(Main.java:47)
at Core.Main.construct(Main.java:91)
at Core.Main.run_construct(Main.java:129)
at Core.Display$SwingAction.actionPerformed(Display.java:297)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
This question already has answers here:
Edit the .properties file inside a jar without extracting it or changed to .zip format
(4 answers)
Closed 3 years ago.
Good morning, this is my method.
public void updatePropertiyByValue(String key, String value, String propFile) throws IOException {
Properties prop = new Properties();
objClassLoader = getClass().getClassLoader();
InputStream objFileInputStream = null;
objFileInputStream = getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(propFile);
prop.load(objFileInputStream);
objFileInputStream.close();
OutputStream output = null;
try {
output = new FileOutputStream(objClassLoader.getResource(propFile).getFile());
prop.setProperty(key, value);
prop.store(output, null);
}catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}finally {
output.close();
}
}
It's work is to update properties file. My problem is that the inputStream works good with the getResourceAsStream(propFile) instead the ouput part give me an error:
java.io.FileNotFoundException: file:*********************************\easyDeployment\EasyDeployment\target\EasyDeployment-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!\configuration.properties (The syntax of the file name, the directory name or the value label is not correct) // translated from my native language
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open0(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Unknown Source)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
at Configuration.PropertiesMenager.updatePropertiyByValue(PropertiesMenager.java:58)
at GraphicInterface.GInterface$3.actionPerformed(GInterface.java:328)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
at Configuration.PropertiesMenager.updatePropertiyByValue(PropertiesMenager.java:64)
at GraphicInterface.GInterface$3.actionPerformed(GInterface.java:328)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
I had this kind of error also when i used the getResource() method for the inputStream (in that case was precisely a fileInputStream).
Is there a way to call the output in a different way?
getResource() provides a URL to the file within the jar (zip file). Java can't open this directly.
You either need to expand the zip file to directory and update in the directory.
Or read in and change the zip file. I, however, must ask why you might do this? Class path resources are typically supposed to be read-only
I am making an application in which one of the features the constructor requires a picture. The picture is selected using the JFileChooser obviously and then displayed on a JLabel. My problem is I do not have security privilege to access the picture. I tested to see if I do get the absolute path and if the file exists and I did get the path and true for the latter. So how do I give my app access to at least just get pictures?
My code
JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
chooser.setFileFilter(new FileNameExtensionFilter("jpg","png"));
int returnVal = chooser.showOpenDialog(diag);
if(returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
weaponImg = new ImageIcon(TempDialogs.class.getResource(chooser.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath()));
weaponPic.setIcon(weaponImg);
weaponPic.revalidate();
weaponPic.repaint();
My error
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
at javax.swing.ImageIcon.<init>(Unknown Source)
at ui.TempDialogs$5.mouseClicked(TempDialogs.java:171)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
java security not allowing me ..
This has nothing to do with security, despite the stack trace mentioning 'security' in some of the lines. The real problem is at the very top of the stack trace, ..
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
And I expect it all starts with this line of code..
weaponImg = new ImageIcon(TempDialogs.class.getResource(chooser.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath()));
Which is both wrong and unnecessarily convoluted.
Get resource is for producing an URL from resources on the application's class path, it is neither needed nor useful for files.
So in this case of trying to access a file, we can use either a File object, or a String the represents a path to a file on the file system. So it could be shortened to:
weaponImg = new ImageIcon(chooser.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath()); // use String
But as alluded to, it could also be loaded as a plain File, so this would also work:
weaponImg = new ImageIcon(chooser.getSelectedFile()); // use File!
I am attempting to have my Java Application open a PDF file when the user clicks button. However, I get the stack trace below stating that the file doesn't exist. Bascially I would like to be able to load this file when the user makes the selection.
Below I will have the stack trace then the code and a screenshot of the path.
StackTrace:
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The file: \RFBase-TD_Communications\src\pdf\RFTDAnalyzerHelpFile.pdf doesn't exist.
at java.awt.Desktop.checkFileValidation(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Desktop.open(Unknown Source)
at GUI.rfbgui.openPDF(rfbgui.java:787)
at GUI.rfbgui.access$7(rfbgui.java:773)
at GUI.rfbgui$6.actionPerformed(rfbgui.java:921)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$200(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Code:
private static void openPDF()
{
File pdfHelpFile = new File("/RFBase-TD_Communications/src/pdf/RFTDAnalyzerHelpFile.pdf");
try
{
Desktop.getDesktop().open(pdfHelpFile);
}catch(IOException ex)
{
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
I have some general advice for how to handle these situations. Files were one of the things I got very frustrated with when starting to learn to program.
Use System.getProperty("user.dir"); This can be very helpful especially when you do not know where the program is going to be run from, or you have a specific file structure.
In Java, I generally recommend using "\" instead of "/".
Run a sanity check on the file you are attempting to load. Specifically check if it is null, .isFile(), etc. You never know what you might get back, so its good to take a peak before accidently crashing your program.
Here is some links for similar questions that might help you out;
How should I load files into my Java application?
Getting the Current Working Directory in Java
Getting the inputstream from a classpath resource (XML file)
File myFile = new File(getClass().getResource("/files/test.pdf").toURI());
or
if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
try {
File myFile = new File("/path/to/file.pdf");
Desktop.getDesktop().open(myFile);
} catch (IOException ex) {
// no application registered for PDFs
}
This code works perfect when I press PLAY in netbeans, but when I build it and start the Jar file it will not.
private void SettingsMouseEntered(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
ImageIcon Setting = new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("/pic/settings-icon.png"));
Settings.setIcon(Setting);
HooverBar.setText("Settings");
}
private void SettingsMouseExited(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
ImageIcon Setting = new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("/pic/settings-icon-half.png"));
Settings.setIcon(Setting);
HooverBar.setText("");
}
private void SettingsMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
CardLayout card = (CardLayout)mainPanel.getLayout();
card.show(mainPanel,"gui5");
}
I can not figure out what I have done?
When i start the with "Java -jar Knowhow.jar" and move the mouse over the "settings" i get this error
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
at javax.swing.ImageIcon.<init>(Unknown Source)
at AppPackage.GUI.SettingsMouseEntered(GUI.java:1755)
at AppPackage.GUI.access$1200(GUI.java:26)
at AppPackage.GUI$11.mouseEntered(GUI.java:278)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEnterExit(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.trackMouseEnterExit(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Your images are not packaged within your jar. You need to change that.
I can't tell from the details of your question why that happens but the context is this:
getClass().getResource("/pic/settings-icon.png")
is loading the image from your classpath. That is from each element of the classpath. So your NetBeans classpath is different from the one of your java -jar command.
Have a look at the run configuration in your NetBeans to see your classpath there and map the classpath of your command to it.