[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Problem with finding a text file in Eclipse

[Stefan Zugal <csae7511@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

consider the output of following statement (it will tell you where the 
local root is):

System.out.println(new File("").getAbsoluteFile());


Anyway, if you want to take advantage of the Eclipse workspace, you will 
need the org.eclipse.core.resources plugin:

ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace()

will return the workspace. Eclipse help should give you more information 
about how to use the workspace.


If you want to access files of your plugin, you may use:
Bundle#getResource(String name)

HTH,
Stefan

www schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> My Java program needs a local text file, temp.txt. My Java program is 
> located in Eclipse workspace, Test_Workspace. One easy way for the Java 
> program to find and use the text file is to hard-code the absolute path 
> to the file(i am using linux). But I don't like it. I hope to take 
> advantage of Eclipse workspace.
>
> temp.txt has been added to the workspace, Test_Workspace, shown in 
> Package Explorer. But the following line cannot find the file:
>
> BufferedReader inputStream = new BufferedReader(new 
> FileReader("temp.txt"));
>
> What is wrong with me?
>
> Thank you very much.