ResourceFinder

java.lang.Object
- org.codehaus.commons.compiler.util.resource.ResourceFinder

Direct Known Subclasses:

ListableResourceFinder, ZipFileResourceFinder
```
public abstract class ResourceFinder
extends java.lang.Object
```
Finds a resource by name.
Notice that there is a symmetrical concept ResourceCreator that creates resources for writing.

See Also:

findResource(String), findResourceAsStream(String), ResourceCreator

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static ListableResourceFinder EMPTY_RESOURCE_FINDER
This one's useful when a resource finder is required, but cannot be created for some reason.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ResourceFinder()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Resource`	`findResource(java.lang.String resourceName)`	Finds a resource by name and return it as a `Resource` object.
`java.io.InputStream`	`findResourceAsStream(java.lang.String resourceName)`	Finds a resource by name and open it for reading.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - EMPTY_RESOURCE_FINDER
```
public static final ListableResourceFinder EMPTY_RESOURCE_FINDER
```
    This one's useful when a resource finder is required, but cannot be created for some reason.
- Constructor Detail
  - ResourceFinder
```
public ResourceFinder()
```
- Method Detail
  - findResourceAsStream
```
@Nullable
public final java.io.InputStream findResourceAsStream(java.lang.String resourceName)
                                               throws java.io.IOException
```
    Finds a resource by name and open it for reading.
    
    Parameters:
    
    resourceName - Designates the resource; typically structured by slashes ("/") like "com/foo/pkg/Bar.class"
    
    Returns:
    
    null if the resource could not be found
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - The resource was found, but there are problems opening it
  - findResource
```
@Nullable
public abstract Resource findResource(java.lang.String resourceName)
```
    Finds a resource by name and return it as a Resource object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    resourceName - Designates the resource; typically structured by slashes ("/") like "com/foo/pkg/Bar.class"
    
    Returns:
    
    null if the resource could not be found