connect to database use properties file in java web application

Question

I write a code to connect to database from servlet.I want to use properties.but it does not work.i think i my code or properties file has problem.please help me to correct it.

try
        {
            Properties prop=new Properties();
            FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(System.getProperty("WEB-INF/dbConnection.properties"));
            prop.load(in);
            in.close();

            String drivers = prop.getProperty("jdbc.drivers");
            String connectionURL = prop.getProperty("jdbc.url");
            String username = prop.getProperty("jdbc.username");
            String password = prop.getProperty("jdbc.password");
            Class.forName(drivers);
            con=DriverManager.getConnection(connectionURL,username,password);
            System.out.println("Connection Successful");

..

and this is my properties file

jdbc.driverClassName=oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
jdbc.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@192.168.101.84:1521:orcl
jdbc.username=user1
jdbc.password=123

Solution 1

Instead of

FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(System.getProperty("WEB-INF/dbConnection.properties"));

use

InputStream in = getClass().getResourceAsStream("dbConnection.properties");

Solution 2

try  {
    FileReader reader = new FileReader("Full Path");
    Properties prop = new Properties();
    prop.load(reader);

    String drivers = prop.getProperty("jdbc.driverClassName");
    String connectionURL = prop.getProperty("jdbc.url");
    String username = prop.getProperty("jdbc.username");
    String password = prop.getProperty("jdbc.password");
    Class.forName(drivers);
    Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(connectionURL, username, password);
    System.out.println("Connection Successful");
} catch (SQLException sqle) {
    // TODO: Add catch code
    sqle.printStackTrace();
} catch (FileNotFoundException fnfe) {
    // TODO: Add catch code
    fnfe.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException ioe) {
    // TODO: Add catch code
    ioe.printStackTrace();
} catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
    // TODO: Add catch code
    cnfe.printStackTrace();
}catch (Exception e) {
    // TODO: Add catch code
    e.printStackTrace();
}

Comments

[John]

in both of instruction 'in' will be null !

[John]

i create a dbConnection.properties in WEB-INF and put my info. there.so when i debug my project when it Achieve to this command it puts nothing in "in" and give me exception

[Mark M]

Try removing WEB-INF/ and see what happens. Or try to find the actual path, I can't see your system so I can't help on that part.

[nickRise]

getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("dbConnectio‌​n.properties") should work