Reading Properties file in Java

Question

I have the following code trying to read a properties file:

Properties prop = new Properties();
ClassLoader loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();           
InputStream stream = loader.getResourceAsStream("myProp.properties");
prop.load(stream);

I get an exception at the last line. Specifically:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.Properties$LineReader.readLine(Properties.java:418)
at java.util.Properties.load0(Properties.java:337)
at java.util.Properties.load(Properties.java:325)
at Assignment1.BaseStation.readPropertyFile(BaseStation.java:46)
at Assignment1.BaseStation.main(BaseStation.java:87)

thanks, Nikos

Answer 1

Based on your exception, the InputStream is null, this means the class loader is not finding your properties file. I'm guessing that myProp.properties is in the root of your project, if that's the case, you need a preceding slash:

InputStream stream = loader.getResourceAsStream("/myProp.properties");