org.anc.resource

Class ResourceLoader

java.lang.Object

org.anc.resource.ResourceLoader

public class ResourceLoader
extends Object

A class that provides utility methods for loading resources from the classpath.

Author:

Keith Suderman

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ClassLoader	getClassLoader()
static URL	getResource(String name)
static String	loadString(String name) Reads a UTF-8 string from the specified resource.
static InputStream	open(String name) Returns an InputStream for reading the specified resource.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

open

public static InputStream open(String name)

Returns an InputStream for reading the specified resource.

Parameters:

name - the name of the resource to be opened.

Returns:

an opened InputStream that can be used to read the resource, or null if no such resource exists.

loadString

public static String loadString(String name)
                         throws IOException

Reads a UTF-8 string from the specified resource.

Parameters:

name - the name of the resource to be read.

Returns:

a UTF-8 string containing the contents of the resource.

Throws:

IOException - if the resource can not be found

getClassLoader

public static ClassLoader getClassLoader()

getResource

public static URL getResource(String name)