org.springframework.core.io
Class UrlResource

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.core.io.AbstractResource
      org.springframework.core.io.UrlResource

All Implemented Interfaces:

InputStreamSource, Resource

public class UrlResource

extends AbstractResource

Resource implementation for java.net.URL locators. Obviously supports resolution as URL, and also as File in case of the "file:" protocol.

Since:

28.12.2003

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

URL

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

PROTOCOL_FILE

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.core.io.AbstractResource

URL_PROTOCOL_FILE

Constructor Summary

UrlResource(java.lang.String path)
Create a new UrlResource.

UrlResource(java.net.URL url)
Create a new UrlResource.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getDescription() Return a description for this resource, to be used for error output when working with the resource.
java.io.File	getFile() This implementation throws a FileNotFoundException, assuming that the resource cannot be resolved to an absolute file path.
java.io.InputStream	getInputStream() Return an InputStream.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.io.AbstractResource

equals, exists, getURL, hashCode, isOpen, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

PROTOCOL_FILE

public static final java.lang.String PROTOCOL_FILE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

UrlResource

public UrlResource(java.net.URL url)

Create a new UrlResource.

Parameters:

url - a URL

UrlResource

public UrlResource(java.lang.String path)
            throws java.net.MalformedURLException

Create a new UrlResource.

Parameters:

path - a URL path

Method Detail

getInputStream

public java.io.InputStream getInputStream()
                                   throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: InputStreamSource

Return an InputStream. It is expected that each call creates a fresh stream.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if the stream could not be opened

getFile

public java.io.File getFile()
                     throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from class: AbstractResource

This implementation throws a FileNotFoundException, assuming that the resource cannot be resolved to an absolute file path.

Specified by:

getFile in interface Resource

Overrides:

getFile in class AbstractResource

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Description copied from interface: Resource

Return a description for this resource, to be used for error output when working with the resource.

Implementations are also encouraged to return this value from their toString method.

See Also:

Object.toString()