java.net.URL.toExternalForm() need help because IDE says location is null
my file that I am trying to load (a .png file) is not properly loading because location is null even though it is in the resources folder
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DIs the resource in the classpath root or next to the class?
DIf the resource is relative to the classpath root, you should use the
ClassLoader#getResource (or prepend it with a /If it's relative to the class, you shouldn't do that
DAlso, make sure to not use
File/Path for resources
DI did that look
D
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Dthat file is in there too and Im correctly calling the file location (I assume)
DWhere is the resourceresources should be in src/main/resoruces
Dnot src/main/java
Dbet I dragged em to see if it would work if it was placed in that folder
Dhere is good?
DI gotta do this hard coded
Dthe
com/mycompany/... directory structure still needs to match between the code and the location of the filesDyeah I wrote that code because when I sent that image, it was in there
Dso if you do it like that, you wouldn't have the
com/mycompany/... in your codeDmake sure to update it as appropriate
DI pasted it there because you said it should be in src/main/resources
Dotherwise it should be fine
D
Dit didnt work again
Dwithout the
/src/main/resources in the codeDbut with the leading
/Dude I apologize if this is getting annoying but that was exactly what I was doing at first
DI am so cooked bru (Im new to hard coding gui)
DThis is also using Maven if that changes anything
DIve literally tried everything you said before
Dit's fine - it's just that it needs to be in a correct directory and the URI must match properly
DI noticed that from you using
src/main/javaDif it still doesn't work with that, please show both your code and the files
Dideally the files in your IDE
DHold on my internet is really unstable dying every 30 minutes to one hour
DDo you want a google drive link?
DI apologize again if this is troublesome.
DIm like working on a project and having trouble just trying to load the image, it was loading properly before and then started doing that out of nowhere
Dis it just not displaying properly for you if you post it in Discord but posting the images still works?
DWait can you rephrase that
DCan you still share screenshots?
DI meant the image /selectShrek.png
Dah ok
DSo what exactly is the issue?
DNo Im on my phone rn because my internet died
Ashrek mentioned
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Dayylmao appeared
DThis is for like my Finals Project, Im making a Cinema Ticketing System and its supposed to be that when I click on a movie poster of Shrek it opens up the class where the issue occurs
DWhat exact issue? Does the loading work now?
DIt should load up properly and display the ImageIcon I set to a JLabel (selectShrek.png)