read a file for text file under WEB-INF

[Timotius Pamungkas]

Hi all,

Can I read a file under WEB-INF and put ir into java.io.File?
I've tried following code, but the file.exists() always returns false. What can I do?

public class MyBean {
 
private static String text;
 

[B]
static {
    File file = new File("http://localhost:8080/TestContextPath/WEB-INF/properties/test.txt");
 
    if (file.exists()) {
        //Read the file using FileReader and put it into this.text
    } else {
        throw new FileNotFoundException();
    }
}[/B]

I need the file to be read from my backing bean (as static property in backing bean)

[Ulf Dittmer]

The File constructor needs a pathname or "file:///" URL, not an HTTP URL. You need to convert the web path to a real path by something like ServletContext.getRealPath("/WEB-INF/properties/test.txt"). You need to think about how to get the real path into the backing bean (which doesn't have access to the ServletContext).

[Timotius Pamungkas]

Works fine...

I access the ServletContext via FacesContext.getCurrentInstance()

Thanks for the answer