org.springframework.util
Class ResourceUtils

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

public abstract class ResourceUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Utility methods for resolving resource locations to files in the file system. Mainly for internal use within the framework. issue 2 (remove unneccessary dependencies)

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary

ResourceUtils()

Method Summary

static java.io.File

getFile(java.net.URL resourceUrl, java.lang.String description) Resolve the given resource URL to a java.io.File, i.e.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ResourceUtils

public ResourceUtils()

Method Detail

getFile

public static java.io.File getFile(java.net.URL resourceUrl,
                                   java.lang.String description)
                            throws java.io.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:

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