Importing properties file from Java package

Question

I want to import a properties file from my com.al.common.email.templates package structure. Currently, I able to run my code in a server container but I don't want that as it creates a dependency. Since I work with JUnit test cases, can someone guide me, how can I write a code that executes with both?

Answer 1

In case your class is present within your com.al.common.email.templates package, you can try using the below code:

Properties myProp = new Properties();
InputStream inStr = getClass().getResourceAsStream("demo.properties");
myProp.load(in);
inStr.close(); //Along with necessary exception handling

In case your class is present within your com.al.common.email.templates package, you can try using the below code:

InputStream inStr = 
 getClass().getResourceAsStream("/com/al/common/email/templates/demo.properties");

Providing the path in getResource() will help in searching for the resource in the relative directory.