how do i access an image file located in my resources directory from kotlin (non composable scope) c...

# compose-desktop

[Taha]

how do i access an image file located in my resources directory from kotlin (non composable scope) code?

[Taha]

for context im trying to draw an image into java. awt. Graphics2D along with some other stuff.

i can do it fine if i use File(absolute path) but i don't want to hard code the path to the image form my machine

[Chrimaeon]

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/lang/resources.html

[Timo Drick]

Not sure if this helps for you specific problem but for compose multiplatform here is a documentation how to do it:
https://www.jetbrains.com/help/kotlin-multiplatform-dev/compose-images-resources.html#resource-usage
Maybe not exactly what you are searching for but maybe if you do not want to have mutliplatform this also works for CfD only.

[Taha]

Thanks so much!! i looked at both links and it seems that i was using java.classLoader.gerResourceAsStream wrong i should put the file in desktomMain/resources not in commonMain/composeResources or commonMain/resources 😂😂, also i tried the compose multiplatform api Res.readBytes but it did not work for my case.