Package org.apache.commons.discovery

Class Resource

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.discovery.Resource

Direct Known Subclasses:

ResourceClass

public class Resource
extends java.lang.Object

'Resource' located by discovery. Naming of methods becomes a real pain ('getClass()') so I've patterned this after ClassLoader... I think it works well as it will give users a point-of-reference.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected java.lang.ClassLoader	loader
protected java.lang.String	name
protected java.net.URL	resource

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Resource(java.lang.String resourceName, java.net.URL resource, java.lang.ClassLoader loader)	Create a new Resource instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.ClassLoader	getClassLoader()	Get the value of loader.
java.lang.String	getName()	Get the value of resourceName.
java.net.URL	getResource()	Get the value of URL.
java.io.InputStream	getResourceAsStream()	Get the value of URL.
static Resource[]	toArray(ResourceIterator iterator)	Returns an array containing all of the elements in this ResourceIterator in proper sequence.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

name

protected final java.lang.String name

resource

protected final java.net.URL resource

loader

protected final java.lang.ClassLoader loader

Constructor Detail

Resource

public Resource(java.lang.String resourceName,
                java.net.URL resource,
                java.lang.ClassLoader loader)

Create a new Resource instance.

Parameters:

resourceName - The resource name has to be located

resource - The resource URL has to be located

loader - The class loader used to locate the given resource

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get the value of resourceName.

Returns:

value of resourceName.

getResource

public java.net.URL getResource()

Get the value of URL.

Returns:

value of URL.

getResourceAsStream

public java.io.InputStream getResourceAsStream()

Get the value of URL.

Returns:

value of URL.

getClassLoader

public java.lang.ClassLoader getClassLoader()

Get the value of loader.

Returns:

value of loader.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

toArray

public static Resource[] toArray(ResourceIterator iterator)

Returns an array containing all of the elements in this ResourceIterator in proper sequence.

Parameters:

iterator - The ResourceIterator containing the

Returns:

An array containing the elements of the given ResourceIterator