title: In which folder is FileInputStream looking?
body: <p>I use the line </p>
  
  <pre><code>FileInputStream stream = new FileInputStream("myfile.properties");
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>to open a properties file without specifying a path.</p>
  
  <p>When running it on Apache Tomcat, the file can not be found.
  I placed the file into the root folder of the application.</p>
  
  <p>In which folder is Java looking?</p>
  
  <p>I can not change the path because the code is not by me.</p>