Re: How to include an external (binary) file into a java program at compile (!) time ???

From: Ankur Bulsara (hotmail_at_N0_SPAM_gmail.com)
Date: 10/01/04

  • Next message: Mike B: "Re: Creating a .jar package file" 
    Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:07:11 -0700

    One way to archieve resource bundling at compile time is to package the
    resources in a jar. Then at runtime, you read in the resource using the
    classloader.

    Here is a file that gets a resource from the classloader:
    http://www.koders.com/java/fid92BF1D1C6E5D4FF57B19FE8B65A49A98E0E77FF1.aspx?s=getresourceasstream

    -Ankur

    "Tobias Merler" <merlin@gmx.net> wrote in message
    news:cji0gu$fpt$00$1@news.t-online.com...
    > I have a java class and a second file which contains some binary data
    (assume a zip archive or a gif picture).
    >
    > At the moment when I compile the class I would like to include this file
    into a variable of this class.
    > I think of a variable declaration like:
    >
    > byte[] mybinaryfile = <include dummy.zip>
    >
    > How can I implement this idea?
    > Remember again: I don't want to load this file at runtime but this file
    should be
    > internal part of the one and only java class.
    >
    > Tobias
    >

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