Java SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition)

Hello.
this problem occurs only when NOT using NetBeans (becouse NB may use this normal file sctructure, without jars)
here is part of my main class, start method

        //load FXMLs
        FXMLLoader primaryLoader = new FXMLLoader();
        URL primaryLocation = getClass().getResource("PrimaryStage.fxml");
        primaryLoader.setLocation(primaryLocation);
        
        Parent root = (Parent) primaryLoader.load();
        Scene primaryScene = new Scene(root);
        
        FXMLLoader secondaryLoader = new FXMLLoader();
        
        URL secondaryLocation = getClass().getResource("SecondaryStage.fxml");

        secondaryLoader.setLocation(secondaryLocation);
        
        System.out.println("sec loader = " +secondaryLoader.toString()
                +"\n sec loc from loader = "+secondaryLoader.getLocation()
                +"\n sec loc url = " + secondaryLocation
                +"\n pri loc url = " + primaryLocation);
        Parent secondaryRoot = (Parent) secondaryLoader.load();
        
        Scene secondaryScene = new Scene(secondaryRoot);

and the thing is the 1st url (primaryLocation) is loaded properly, and the secondLocation aint.
those 2 files are both in the same jar, same folder (packege) as main class.

the outcome looks like this

sec loader = javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader@5bde2a20
 sec loc from loader = null
 sec loc url = null
 pri loc url = jar:file:/C:/test_workspace/NetBeans/MZlike/dist/MoreAdvStuff.jar!/moreadvstuff/PrimaryStage.fxml
Exception in Application start method
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at com.javafx.main.Main.launchApp(Main.java:486)
        at com.javafx.main.Main.main(Main.java:638)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Exception in Application start method
        at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.launchApplication1(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.access$000(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl$1.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Location is not set.
        at javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader.load(Unknown Source)
        at moreadvstuff.MoreAdvStuff.start(MoreAdvStuff.java:55)
        at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl$5.run(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl$4.run(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl$3.run(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
        at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.access$100(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication$2$1.run(Unknown Source)
        ... 1 more

where 55 line is

Parent secondaryRoot = (Parent) secondaryLoader.load();

any ideas how to fix it? loading the file manually from the jar may be a way, but its a workaround, not a solution

Edited by: Radosław on 2012-05-17 07:55