How can I access a file in WEB-INF/META-INF in a java web app?

Try using this:

URL resource=this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("META-INF/test.txt");

as your /META-INF is in your root path you will have to use META-INF/test.txt to access it.

And currently under WEB-INF directory I have a META-INF directory

Then you've done it wrong. Read your own quotation. It says WEB-INF/classes/META-INF.

URL resource = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("test.txt");

That should be:

URL resource = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("META-INF/test.txt");

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