Eclipse bug : javax.imageio.IIOException: Can't read input file

Question

The following code is running successfully in BlueJ IDE, but not in Eclipse.

String path="images/pic1.jpg";

BufferedImage myPicture = null;
    try {
        myPicture = ImageIO.read(new File(path));
    } catch (IOException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

My image path is same in both the IDE. Also, I observed directory structure is same for *.class file and image files.

Why this happens in eclipse only?

Answer 1

You must use

System.getProperty("user_dir")+File.separator+"image"+File.separator+"im0001.jpg";

Answer 2

Please make sure your images folder is resource folder (which mean it is on the CLASSPATH) and write

  BufferedImage myPicture = null;
   try {
      myPicture = ImageIO.read("images/pic1.jpg");
   } catch (IOException e) {
    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
    e.printStackTrace();
   }

or use the alternative.

   BufferedImage myPicture = null;
   try {
      myPicture = ImageIO.read(this.getClass().getResource("/images/pic1.jpg"));
   } catch (IOException e) {
    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
    e.printStackTrace();
   }

Answer 3

Eclipse sets the default file location to the root bin folder, not to root or to the package folder. Make sure your files are in the bin folder.

Answer 4

This is not an Eclipse bug. You need to copy the image files into the Eclipse Project Main Folder (not src subfolder).