Get a resource using getResource()

I need to get a resource image file in a java project. What I'm doing is:

URL url = TestGameTable.class.getClass().
          getClassLoader().getResource("unibo.lsb.res/dice.jpg");

The directory structure is the following:

unibo/
  lsb/
    res/
      dice.jpg
    test/
    ..../ /* other packages */

The fact is that I always get as the file doesn't exist. I have tried many different paths, but I couldn't solve the issue. Any hint?

TestGameTable.class.getResource("/unibo/lsb/res/dice.jpg");

• leading slash to denote the root of the classpath
• slashes instead of dots in the path
• you can call getResource() directly on the class.

Instead of explicitly writing the class name you could use

this.getClass().getResource("/unibo/lsb/res/dice.jpg");

if you are calling from static method, use :

TestGameTable.class.getClassLoader().getResource("dice.jpg");