ResourceFinder

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edu.emory.mathcs.util.classloader
Interface ResourceFinder

All Known Implementing Classes:: URIClassLoader.URIResourceFinder

public interface ResourceFinder

Abstraction of resource searching policy. Given resource name, the resource finder performs implementation-specific lookup, and, if it is able to locate the resource, returns the handle(s) or URL(s) of it.

Version:: 1.0

Method Summary

java.net.URL findResource(java.lang.String name)
          Find the resource by name and return URL of it if found.

java.util.Enumeration findResources(java.lang.String name)
          Find all resources with given name and return enumeration of their URLs.

ResourceHandle getResource(java.lang.String name)
          Get the resource by name and, if found, open connection to it and return the handle of it.

java.util.Enumeration getResources(java.lang.String name)
          Get all resources with given name and return enumeration of their resource handles.

Method Detail

findResource

public java.net.URL findResource(java.lang.String name)

Find the resource by name and return URL of it if found.

findResources

public java.util.Enumeration findResources(java.lang.String name)

Find all resources with given name and return enumeration of their URLs.

getResource

public ResourceHandle getResource(java.lang.String name)

Get the resource by name and, if found, open connection to it and return the handle of it.

getResources

public java.util.Enumeration getResources(java.lang.String name)

Get all resources with given name and return enumeration of their resource handles.