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Lesson: Java Web Start
Section: Developing a Java Web Start Application
Retrieving Resources
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Retrieving Resources

Use the getResource method to read resources from a JAR file. For example, the following code retrieves images from a JAR file.

// Get current classloader
ClassLoader cl = this.getClass().getClassLoader();
// Create icons
Icon saveIcon  = new ImageIcon(cl.getResource("images/save.gif"));
Icon cutIcon   = new ImageIcon(cl.getResource("images/cut.gif"));

The example assumes that the following entries exist in the application's JAR file:


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