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Java Build a JavaFX Application Design a Better App Resources

Tomas Verblya
Tomas Verblya
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Posted by Tomas Verblya
Tomas Verblya
1,998 Points

Could someone clarify the path to the resource?

When loading the FXML 

 Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("/fxml/sample.fxml"));

Why does the getResource() method start looking at /fxml/.

when the Main.java (which is using that line) is in root directory. The FXML file is in /resources/fxml/sample.fxml

why don't we need to start the root directory ? what points it there?

1 Answer

Boban Talevski
Boban Talevski
24,793 Points
Boban Talevski
Boban Talevski
24,793 Points

At around 01:57 in the video, Craig right clicks the newly created resources folder, and selects Mark Directory As -> Resources Root, which is what makes this the default resource directory.