Getting images from a .jar file
embedded-resource, image, jar, java
Solution
I have now fixed the problem - this is the code that works
public BufferedImage loadImage(String fileName){
BufferedImage buff = null;
try {
buff = ImageIO.read(getClass().getResourceAsStream(fileName));
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
return null;
}
return buff;
}
The value of fileName is just an image name eg BufferedImage img = loadImage("background.png");
Thank you all for your help.
Problem
I need to get res folder to compile when I export a executable jar file in eclipse also when I use the `getClass().getResource()` method it doesn't work. Current reading image code ``` public Image loadImage(String fileName) { return new ImageIcon(fileName).getImage(); } ``` Code that doesn't work ``` public Image loadImage(String fileName) { return new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource(fileName).getImage(); } ```