Can not load the images in Java Swing when running from a .jar-file

Question

I can run my Java Swing application from Eclipse without problems. But when I run it from a .jar-file, the images fails to load.

I load my images with:

setIconImage(Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().
getImage(getClass().getResource("../images/logo.png")));

How can I load the images so they work even when I'm running from a .jar-file?

The images is in the same Jar-file, in the packet com.example.images and the class where they are used is in com.example.gui.dialogs

Answer 1

The images should be packed as well in a jar file. Actually, I'm not 100% sure there is no other solution, but at least I made it work this way, when experimenting the same issue.

The jar was then added to the classpath, and I'm accessing image resources this way:

getResource("images/logo.png");

Answer 2

Use the absolut path inside your jar. If you don't know it, try opening the JAR with a zip programm, e.g. 7zip. Then use the absolute path:

getClass().getResource("/com/examples/images/logo.png")

This obiously only works when your image is in your jar. If its not, but in your classpath, this should be fine too.