//file: FindResources.java
package mypackage;
import java.net.URL;
import java.io.IOException;

public class FindResources {
  public static void main( String [] args ) throws IOException {
    // absolute from the classpath
    URL url = FindResources.class.getResource("/mypackage/foo.txt");
    // relative to the class location
    url = FindResources.class.getResource("foo.txt");
    // another relative document
    url = FindResources.class.getResource("docs/bar.txt");
  }
}