at.ipsquare.util

Class LocalResources

java.lang.Object

at.ipsquare.util.LocalResources

public final class LocalResources
extends Object

For loading local resources from the classpath.

Author:

Matthias Langer

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static File	getFile(String path) Returns a file object for the given path.
static InputStream	getStream(String path) Returns an InputStream for the given path.
static URL	getUrl(String path) See getFile(String) and getStream(String).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getFile

public static File getFile(String path)
                    throws IOException

Returns a file object for the given path. Please note that this method does not work for resources that lie within JAR files. Use either getStream(String) or getUrl(String) for these.

Parameters:

path - a path relative to the current classpath.

Returns:

an appropriate file object.

Throws:

IOException

getStream

public static InputStream getStream(String path)
                             throws IOException

Returns an InputStream for the given path.

Throws:

IOException

See Also:

getFile(String)

getUrl

public static URL getUrl(String path)
                  throws IOException

See getFile(String) and getStream(String).

Throws:

IOException