Java Class getResource() Method

The getResource() method of java Class class is used to return the resources of the module in which this class exists. The value returned from this function exists in the form of the object of the URL class.

Syntax

Parameter

name - the name of the desired resource

Returns

A URL object.

Throws

NullPointerException

Example 1

//import statements
import java.net.URL; 

import java.lang.*;
public class ClassgetResourceExample1 {
   public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
      ClassgetResourceExample1 obj = new ClassgetResourceExample1();
      Class class1 = obj.getClass();
      URL url = class1.getResource("ClassgetResourceExample1.java");
      System.out.println("Value URL = " + url);
       URL url2 = class1.getResource("file1.txt");
      System.out.println("Value URL = " + url2);
   }
}

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Output:

Value URL = null
Value URL = file:/C:/Users/Suman/Documents/NetBeansProjects/calendar/build/classes/Class/file1.txt

Example 2

//import statements
import java.net.URL; 
import java.lang.*;
public class ClassgetResourceExample2 {
   public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
      ClassgetResourceExample2 obj = new ClassgetResourceExample2();
      Class class1 = obj.getClass();
      URL url = class1.getResource("file1.txt");
      System.out.println("Value URL = " + url);
      url = class1.getResource("newfolder/file2.txt");
      System.out.println("Value URL = " + url);
   }
}

Test it Now

Output:

Value URL = file:/C:/Users/Suman/Documents/NetBeansProjects/calendar/build/classes/Class/file1.txt
Value URL = file:/C:/Users/Suman/Documents/NetBeansProjects/calendar/build/classes/Class/newfolder/file2.txt

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