How to embed xml file into java package and access it?

Question

I have a XML file with data that is used in both my C# and Java version of a library. Ideally I want to embed this XML file in a package in that library.

I only need to access it from within my library, so I was wondering: is that possible?

Answer 1

In Java, you could include the XML file itself in the JAR file. You can then use something like this:

InputStream istream = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/resource/path/to/some.xml");

And parse your InputStream as normal.

The above getResourceAsStream() looks in the current classpath, which would include the contents of any JAR files.