When I forward `/Users/joksovic/ic_re_center_dark.svg` to a `painterResource` I get `Exception in t...

# compose-desktop

[Pavle Joksovic]

When I forward /Users/joksovic/ic_re_center_dark.svg to a painterResource I get

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0 @coroutine#12" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Resource /Users/joksovic/ic_re_center_dark.svg not found

what am I doing wrong?

[spierce7]

So from your crash it looks like you are trying to access ic_re_center_dark.svg in a place where it doesn’t exist.

I imagine that it’s not inside of /Users/joksovic/ic_re_center_dark.svg right? It should be in your compose resources folder or inside gradle resources folder.

[Pavle Joksovic]

You're right, this is how to do it:

painter = loadSvgPainter(inputStream = File(pathToFile).inputStream(), density = LocalDensity.current),

[spierce7]

what is pathToFile?

[Pavle Joksovic]

in my case it would be /Users/joksovic/ic_re_center_dark.svg but whatever you pass

[Pavle Joksovic]

it doesn't have to be placed inside the compose resources folder

[Michael Paus]

Resources are normally bundled with the application which will not happen in your case. Is that really your intention to load some external image that way which will only exist on your computer?

[Pavle Joksovic]

yes, it's a desktop app in which users can select a file from their machine