org.springframework.core.io
Class DefaultResourceLoader

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader
All Implemented Interfaces:
ResourceLoader
Direct Known Subclasses:
AbstractApplicationContext, ClassRelativeResourceLoader, FileSystemResourceLoader, PortletContextResourceLoader, ServletContextResourceLoader

public class DefaultResourceLoader
extends Object
implements ResourceLoader

Default implementation of the ResourceLoader interface. Used by ResourceEditor, and serves as base class for AbstractApplicationContext. Can also be used standalone.

Will return a UrlResource if the location value is a URL, and a ClassPathResource if it is a non-URL path or a "classpath:" pseudo-URL.

Since:
10.03.2004
Author:
Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
FileSystemResourceLoader, ClassPathXmlApplicationContext

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader
CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX
 
Constructor Summary
DefaultResourceLoader()
          Create a new DefaultResourceLoader.
DefaultResourceLoader(ClassLoader classLoader)
          Create a new DefaultResourceLoader.
 
Method Summary
 ClassLoader getClassLoader()
          Return the ClassLoader to load class path resources with.
 Resource getResource(String location)
          Return a Resource handle for the specified resource.
protected  Resource getResourceByPath(String path)
          Return a Resource handle for the resource at the given path.
 void setClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader)
          Specify the ClassLoader to load class path resources with, or null for using the thread context class loader at the time of actual resource access.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

DefaultResourceLoader

public DefaultResourceLoader()
Create a new DefaultResourceLoader.

ClassLoader access will happen using the thread context class loader at the time of this ResourceLoader's initialization.

See Also:
Thread.getContextClassLoader()

DefaultResourceLoader

public DefaultResourceLoader(ClassLoader classLoader)
Create a new DefaultResourceLoader.

Parameters:
classLoader - the ClassLoader to load class path resources with, or null for using the thread context class loader at the time of actual resource access
Method Detail

setClassLoader

public void setClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader)
Specify the ClassLoader to load class path resources with, or null for using the thread context class loader at the time of actual resource access.

The default is that ClassLoader access will happen using the thread context class loader at the time of this ResourceLoader's initialization.


getClassLoader

public ClassLoader getClassLoader()
Return the ClassLoader to load class path resources with.

Will get passed to ClassPathResource's constructor for all ClassPathResource objects created by this resource loader.

Specified by:
getClassLoader in interface ResourceLoader
Returns:
the ClassLoader (never null)
See Also:
ClassPathResource

getResource

public Resource getResource(String location)
Description copied from interface: ResourceLoader
Return a Resource handle for the specified resource. The handle should always be a reusable resource descriptor, allowing for multiple InputStreamSource.getInputStream() calls.

Note that a Resource handle does not imply an existing resource; you need to invoke Resource.exists() to check for existence.

Specified by:
getResource in interface ResourceLoader
Parameters:
location - the resource location
Returns:
a corresponding Resource handle
See Also:
ResourceLoader.CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX, Resource.exists(), InputStreamSource.getInputStream()

getResourceByPath

protected Resource getResourceByPath(String path)
Return a Resource handle for the resource at the given path.

The default implementation supports class path locations. This should be appropriate for standalone implementations but can be overridden, e.g. for implementations targeted at a Servlet container.

Parameters:
path - the path to the resource
Returns:
the corresponding Resource handle
See Also:
ClassPathResource, FileSystemXmlApplicationContext.getResourceByPath(java.lang.String), AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.getResourceByPath(java.lang.String)