Class DescriptiveResource

java.lang.Object
org.springframework.core.io.AbstractResource
org.springframework.core.io.DescriptiveResource
All Implemented Interfaces:
InputStreamSource, Resource

public class DescriptiveResource extends AbstractResource
Simple Resource implementation that holds a resource description but does not point to an actually readable resource.

To be used as placeholder if a Resource argument is expected by an API but not necessarily used for actual reading.

Since:
1.2.6
Author:
Juergen Hoeller
  • Constructor Details

    • DescriptiveResource

      public DescriptiveResource(@Nullable String description)
      Create a new DescriptiveResource.
      Parameters:
      description - the resource description
  • Method Details

    • exists

      public boolean exists()
      Description copied from class: AbstractResource
      This implementation checks whether a File can be opened, falling back to whether an InputStream can be opened. This will cover both directories and content resources.
      Specified by:
      exists in interface Resource
      Overrides:
      exists in class AbstractResource
    • isReadable

      public boolean isReadable()
      Description copied from class: AbstractResource
      This implementation always returns true for a resource that exists (revised as of 5.1).
      Specified by:
      isReadable in interface Resource
      Overrides:
      isReadable in class AbstractResource
      See Also:
    • getInputStream

      public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException
      Description copied from interface: InputStreamSource
      Return an InputStream for the content of an underlying resource.

      It is expected that each call creates a fresh stream.

      This requirement is particularly important when you consider an API such as JavaMail, which needs to be able to read the stream multiple times when creating mail attachments. For such a use case, it is required that each getInputStream() call returns a fresh stream.

      Returns:
      the input stream for the underlying resource (must not be null)
      Throws:
      FileNotFoundException - if the underlying resource does not exist
      IOException - if the content stream could not be opened
      See Also:
    • getDescription

      public 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:
    • equals

      public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other)
      This implementation compares the underlying description String.
      Overrides:
      equals in class AbstractResource
      See Also:
    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying description String.
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class AbstractResource
      See Also: