org.springframework.util
Class ResourceUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils

public abstract class ResourceUtils
extends Object

Utility methods for resolving resource locations to files in the file system. Mainly for internal use within the framework.

Consider using Spring's Resource abstraction in the core package for handling all kinds of file resources in a uniform manner. ResourceLoader's getLocation can resolve any location to a Resource object, which in turn allows to get a java.io.File in the file system through its getFile method.

The main reason for these utility methods for resource location handling is to support Log4jConfigurer, which must be able to resolve resource locations before the logging system has been initialized. Spring' Resource abstraction in the core package, on the other hand, already expects the logging system to be available.

Since:

1.1.5

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

Resource, ClassPathResource, FileSystemResource, UrlResource, ResourceLoader

Field Summary

static String	CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX Pseudo URL prefix for loading from the class path: "classpath:"
static String	FILE_URL_PREFIX URL prefix for loading from the file system: "file:"
static String	URL_PROTOCOL_FILE URL protocol for a file in the file system: "file"

Constructor Summary

ResourceUtils()

Method Summary

static File	getFile(String resourceLocation) Resolve the given resource location to a java.io.File, i.e. to a file in the file system.
static File	getFile(URL resourceUrl) Resolve the given resource URL to a java.io.File, i.e. to a file in the file system.
static File	getFile(URL resourceUrl, String description) Resolve the given resource URL to a java.io.File, i.e. to a file in the file system.
static URL	getURL(String resourceLocation) Resolve the given resource location to a java.net.URL.
static boolean	isUrl(String resourceLocation) Return whether the given resource location is a URL: either a special "classpath" pseudo URL or a standard URL.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX

public static final String CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX

Pseudo URL prefix for loading from the class path: "classpath:"

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Constant Field Values

FILE_URL_PREFIX

public static final String FILE_URL_PREFIX

URL prefix for loading from the file system: "file:"

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Constant Field Values

URL_PROTOCOL_FILE

public static final String URL_PROTOCOL_FILE

URL protocol for a file in the file system: "file"

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ResourceUtils

public ResourceUtils()

Method Detail

isUrl

public static boolean isUrl(String resourceLocation)

Return whether the given resource location is a URL: either a special "classpath" pseudo URL or a standard URL.

See Also:

CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX, URL

getURL

public static URL getURL(String resourceLocation)
                  throws FileNotFoundException

Resolve the given resource location to a java.net.URL.

Does not check whether the URL actually exists; simply returns the URL that the given location would correspond to.

Parameters:

resourceLocation - the resource location to resolve: either a "classpath:" pseudo URL, a "file:" URL, or a plain file path

Returns:

a corresponding URL object

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - if the resource cannot be resolved to a URL

getFile

public static File getFile(String resourceLocation)
                    throws FileNotFoundException

Resolve the given resource location to a java.io.File, i.e. to a file in the file system.

Does not check whether the fil actually exists; simply returns the File that the given location would correspond to.

Parameters:

resourceLocation - the resource location to resolve: either a "classpath:" pseudo URL, a "file:" URL, or a plain file path

Returns:

a corresponding File object

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - if the resource cannot be resolved to a file in the file system

getFile

public static File getFile(URL resourceUrl)
                    throws FileNotFoundException

Resolve the given resource URL to a java.io.File, i.e. to a file in the file system.

Parameters:

resourceUrl - the resource URL to resolve

Returns:

a corresponding File object

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - if the URL cannot be resolved to a file in the file system

getFile

public static File getFile(URL resourceUrl,
                           String description)
                    throws FileNotFoundException

Resolve the given resource URL to a java.io.File, i.e. to a file in the file system.

Parameters:

resourceUrl - the resource URL to resolve

description - a description of the original resource that the URL was created for (for example, a class path location)

Returns:

a corresponding File object

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - if the URL cannot be resolved to a file in the file system