[jboss-dev-forums] [JBoss Web Development] - JBoss AS7: Reading Properties ClassLoader.getSystemResource("PropertyFile") - Not working

Praveen Gunda [https://community.jboss.org/people/pgunda] created the discussion "JBoss AS7: Reading Properties ClassLoader.getSystemResource("PropertyFile") - Not working" To view the discussion, visit: https://community.jboss.org/message/799166#799166 -------------------------------------------------------------- I used the following article to configure loading properties from external folders. https://community.jboss.org/docs/DOC-18247#/?page=2 https://community.jboss.org/wiki/HowToPutAnExternalFileInTheClasspath#/?p... Everything seems to work as in the article. How ever, I am porting an WAR from websphere to JBoss AS7 and have slight problem with this. My application uses *ClassLoader.getSystemResource("PropertyFile")* to get the URL for the property file from Classpath. When I try this, I get a Null Pointer Exception I can successfully load using  *this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("PropertyFile")* I can not change it as this is being used all over the application. Why doesn't *ClassLoader.getSystemResource("PropertyFile")* not work ? Is there some configuration setting that can make it work? I am willing to move the properties files to a different location or may be include in the WAR if needed. Any Help is greatly appreciated. -------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to this message by going to Community [https://community.jboss.org/message/799166#799166] Start a new discussion in JBoss Web Development at Community [https://community.jboss.org/choose-container!input.jspa?contentType=1&...]