Resource

All Known Subinterfaces:

LocatableResource

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileResource, StringResource
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public interface Resource
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A sequence of bytes that is identified by a "name", is typically found by a ResourceFinder, can be open()ed for reading, and optionally has a lastModified() property.
There also exists a ResourceCreator concept which opens a resource for writing, but that happens directly and not through an intermediate Resource object.

See Also:

ResourceFinder, ResourceCreator

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getFileName()`	Returns a decorative "file name" that can be used for reporting errors and the like.
`long`	`lastModified()`	Returns the time of the last modification, in milliseconds since 1970, or `0L` if the time of the last modification cannot be determined.
`java.io.InputStream`	`open()`	Opens the resource.

- Method Detail
  - open
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java.io.InputStream open()
                  throws java.io.IOException
```
    Opens the resource. The caller is responsible for closing the InputStream.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException
  - getFileName
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java.lang.String getFileName()
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    Returns a decorative "file name" that can be used for reporting errors and the like. It does not necessarily map to a file in the local file system!
  - lastModified
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long lastModified()
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    Returns the time of the last modification, in milliseconds since 1970, or 0L if the time of the last modification cannot be determined.