Resources can be accessed using absolute or relative paths - getResourceAsStream method
uses more strict rules for accessing resources with relative paths than in
previous release (to be inline with MIDP 2.1 specification).
Relative pathnames are relative to the class upon which getResourceAsStream is
called. Relative names are converted to absolute by prepending a fully qualified
package path.
For example, assuming MIDlet has JAR directory structure illustrated
below then getResourceAsStream(“bar.txt”) succeeds but getResourceAsStream(“foo.txt”) fails.
foo.txt
\hello\hello.class
\hello\bar.txt
\meta-inf\Manifest.mf
Previously it was possible access foo.txt using relative path also.
Absolute path, getResourceAsStream(“/foo.txt”),
should be used to access foo.txt.