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Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class?

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On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 09:02:20 -0700, www wrote:

> Hi:
> 
> I have a simple Java class: Abc.java. The method within it needs to
> access a small PNG file(it's an icon picture). Right now, this picture
> file("abc.png") is located at nonsrc/icons/abc.png
> 
> So this class is a bit pain. Abc.class won't work in the absence of
> abc.png. When I create an executable JAR, this is pain: always need to
> remember to include abc.png file inside it.
> 
> I am wondering if there is a way that I can "convert" abc.png into some
> sort of Java code and I can put it in Abc.java. So Abc.class alone can
> perform the job, without the need of presence of abc.png. Is that
> possible?
>
Not that I'm aware of.

Why not turn the problem up the other way? Include the image file 
somewhere inside the package level directory that contains Abc.class and 
use ant to run the compilation and, if that succeeds, assemble the jar 
file.

It sounds as though you don't use ant or maven to run your compiles. I 
use ant, which is fairly easy to learn. Using it has the advantave that 
once you've set it up to compile a package hierarchy and create a jar 
file containing it, you can easily add/rename/scrap classes etc without 
changing the build file, which is what you create to tell ant what you 
want it to do: once its set up, compilation, javadocs and jar creation 
are all handled automatically by the "ant" command.


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is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? www <xsli2@yahoo.com> - 2014-06-23 09:02 -0700
  Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-06-23 16:35 +0000
    Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Donkey Hottie <donkey@fredriksson.dy.fi> - 2014-06-24 15:54 +0300
      Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-24 10:07 -0400
      Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-24 10:49 -0400
      Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-06-25 01:25 -0700
  Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2014-06-23 18:25 +0200
  Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-06-23 13:03 -0400
    Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2014-06-29 11:14 +0200
      Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-06-29 08:15 -0400
  Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2014-06-23 10:39 -0700
  Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-23 15:04 -0400
    Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-06-25 01:34 -0700
  Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2014-06-23 21:15 +0200
    Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-23 15:46 -0400
      Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2014-06-23 22:08 +0200
        Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-23 16:19 -0400
          Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2014-06-23 22:34 +0200
            Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-23 16:43 -0400
              Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2014-06-24 00:21 +0200
                Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-23 21:02 -0400
                Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-23 21:10 -0400
                Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-23 21:23 -0400
                Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-24 16:17 -0400
          Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-23 16:33 -0400
        Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-24 16:00 -0400
  Re: is that possible to include a small PNG file as part of Java class? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-06-24 17:17 +0000
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