com.lyrisoft.util.io
Class ResourceLoader

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.lyrisoft.util.io.ResourceLoader

public class ResourceLoader

extends java.lang.Object

A class that loads resources from locations relative to the CLASSPATH, or relative to the ServletContext if one is specified. $Id: ResourceLoader.html,v 1.1 2002/02/10 00:10:04 taso Exp $

Constructor Summary

protected

ResourceLoader() All static class - don't instantiate

Method Summary

static java.io.InputStream	getResource(java.lang.String relativePath) Load a resource from the CLASSPATH.
static void	setServletContext(javax.servlet.ServletContext context)
static java.net.URL	touch(java.lang.String relativePath) Brings a resource into existence if it does not already exist.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ResourceLoader

protected ResourceLoader()

All static class - don't instantiate

Method Detail

setServletContext

public static void setServletContext(javax.servlet.ServletContext context)

getResource

public static java.io.InputStream getResource(java.lang.String relativePath)
                                       throws ResourceException

Load a resource from the CLASSPATH. relativePath should use forward-slashes and omit the first slash. e.g., getResource("path/to/my/resource");

Parameters:

relativePath -

touch

public static java.net.URL touch(java.lang.String relativePath)
                          throws ResourceException

Brings a resource into existence if it does not already exist. This is useful when running within a servlet context, to pop the log files into existence before trying to use them.