Getting and using a file from classpath with Spring's @ Value annotation.

SomeSpringBeanThatNeedsAResource.java

package ...;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

import java.io.InputStream;

@Service
public class SomeSpringBeanThatNeedsAResource {

    @Value("classpath:/file.ext")
    private Resource file;

    ... void someMethodThatIsUsingTheResource() {
        InputStream inputStream = file.getInputStream()
        ...
    }
  
}