io
Class ResourceHandler

java.lang.Object
  io.ResourceHandler

public class ResourceHandler
extends java.lang.Object

A class for dealing with resources within the jar file or from an external location like the local Filesystem or a Http resource.

Author:

Peter Hlavac

Constructor Summary

ResourceHandler()

Method Summary

byte[]	loadResourceAsByteArray(java.lang.String resource) Returns a given resource as a stream.
java.lang.String	loadResourceAsStringBuffer(java.lang.String resource) Converts a given resource into a string.
boolean	resourceExists(java.lang.String resource) Checks if resource exists in jar file

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ResourceHandler

public ResourceHandler()

Method Detail

resourceExists

public boolean resourceExists(java.lang.String resource)

Checks if resource exists in jar file

Parameters:

resource - The resource to check

Returns:

TRUE if resource exits, FALSE otherwise

loadResourceAsStringBuffer

public java.lang.String loadResourceAsStringBuffer(java.lang.String resource)

Converts a given resource into a string. A resource could be from the

• jar file
• the local files system
• or from an external source (http)

Parameters:

resource - a resource, that is loaded into a stringbuffer

Returns:

the resource converted to a string

loadResourceAsByteArray

public byte[] loadResourceAsByteArray(java.lang.String resource)

Returns a given resource as a stream. A resource could be from the

• jar file
• the local files system
• or from an external source (http)

Parameters:

resource - the resource

Returns:

the resource stream