org.shared.metaclass

Interface ResourceRegistry

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileSystemRegistry, JarRegistry, RegistryClassLoader

public interface ResourceRegistry

Defines a registry for looking up class path resources.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
URL	getResource(String pathname) Gets a resource URL corresponding to the given pathname.
InputStream	getResourceAsStream(String pathname) Gets an InputStream to the resource at the given pathname.
Enumeration<URL>	getResources(String pathname) Gets all resource URLs corresponding to the given pathname.

Method Detail

getResource

URL getResource(String pathname)

Gets a resource URL corresponding to the given pathname.

Parameters:

pathname - the resource pathname.

Returns:

a resource URL or null if not found.

getResources

Enumeration<URL> getResources(String pathname)
                              throws IOException

Gets all resource URLs corresponding to the given pathname.

Parameters:

pathname - the resource pathname.

Returns:

an Enumeration of resource URLs.

Throws:

IOException - when something goes awry.

getResourceAsStream

InputStream getResourceAsStream(String pathname)

Gets an InputStream to the resource at the given pathname.

Parameters:

pathname - the resource pathname.

Returns:

an InputStream to the resource or null if not found.