How do I add a resources folder to my Java project in Eclipse

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I want to have a place to store my image files to use in my Java project  a really simple class that just loads an image onto a panel   I have looked everywhere and cannot find how to do this  How do I do this   I have tried adding a new folder to the project  adding a new class folder to the project  and adding a new source folder to the project  No matter what I do  I always get a IOException  The folders always say they are on the build path  so I m not sure what to do   import java awt Color  import java awt Dimension  import java awt Graphics  import java awt image BufferedImage  import java io File  import java io IOException  import javax imageio ImageIO  import javax swing JFrame  import javax swing JPanel   public class PracticeFrame extends JFrame   private static BufferedImage image  Thread thread   public PracticeFrame         super        setPreferredSize new Dimension 640 480        setResizable false       setDefaultCloseOperation JFrame EXIT ON CLOSE       pack        setVisible true      public static void main  String   args        PracticeFrame pframe   new PracticeFrame        try           image   ImageIO read new File   islands png           catch  IOException e            e printStackTrace               JPanel panel   new JPanel              Override         protected void  paintComponent Graphics g                super paintComponent g               g drawImage image 0 0 null                         panel setBackground Color BLUE       panel repaint        pframe add panel             EDIT  Something that worked for me  and I have no idea why  was adding the main res  folder as a class folder and then removing it   I ran it while the  main res  was part of the build path as a class folder and it still didn t work  When i added it  i got a popup that told me something about excluded filters  But when i removed the folder from the libraries in the build path  and changed my file path to   image   ImageIO read new File  src main res islands png       I at least stopped getting the IOException thrown  I must not be adding the image to the panel correctly  because it s not showing up  but at least it found the file  I think

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Build Path -  Configure Build Path -  Libraries  Tab  -  Add Class Folder  then select your folder or create one

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After adding a resource folder try this    ClassLoader classLoader   Thread currentThread   getContextClassLoader    InputStream input   classLoader getResourceAsStream  test png     try       image   ImageIO read input     catch  IOException e        e printStackTrace

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If aim is to create a resources folder parallel to src main java  then do the following    Right Click on your project  gt  New  gt  Source Folder Provide Folder Name as src main resources Finish

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Try To Give Full path for reading image   Example  image   ImageIO read new File  D  work1 Jan14Stackoverflow src Strawberry jpg      your code is not producing any exception after giving the full path  If you want to just read an image file in java code  Refer the following - http   docs oracle com javase tutorial 2d images examples LoadImageApp java  If the object of your class is created at end your code works fine for me and displays the image     PracticeFrame pframe   new PracticeFrame     comment this  new PracticeFrame   add panel

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Right click on project    Click on properties    Java Build Path    Source    Add Folder

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When at the  Add resource folder    Build Path -  Configure Build Path -  Source  Tab  -  Add Folder -  Create new Folder   add  my-resource txt  file inside the new folder  Then in your code       InputStream res       Main class getResourceAsStream   my-resource txt         BufferedReader reader           new BufferedReader new InputStreamReader res        String line   null      while   line   reader readLine       null            System out println line             reader close

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If you have multiple sub-projects then you need to add the resources folder to each project s run configuration class path like so     Ensure the new path is top of the entries and then the runtime will check that path first for any resources  before checking sub-paths

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To answer your question posted in the title of this topic       Step 1--  Right Click on Java Project  Select the option  Properties      Step 2--  Select  Java Build Path  from the left side menu  make sure you are on  Source  tab  click  Add Folder    Step 3--  Click the option  Create New Folder     available at the bottom of the window     Step 4--  Enter the name of the new folder as  resources  and then click  Finish    Step 5--  Now you ll be able to see the newly created folder  resources  under your java project  Click  Ok   again Click  Ok    Final Step --  Now you should be able to see the new folder  resources  under your java project

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