Get file to be read from another package

Question

I need to catch a file that is package called files I try use getResourceAsStream or

File file = getClass().getResourceAsStream("files/big.txt")); 

However, is not working. This saying to convert for URL. If in this case I to use URL, I could do a downcasting, but is not working.

What I can do to solve that issue?

Answer 1

add one more slash "/" - If you are accessing from another package
As Commented Information, To Read the File use openStream() of URL

 URL url = getClass().getResource("/files/big.txt");
     try {
            BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(url.openStream()));
            String nameList;
            while ((nameList = in.readLine()) != null) {
                System.out.println(nameList);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }