org.infoglue.cms.util
Class ResourceHelper

java.lang.Object
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public class ResourceHelper

extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for loading/manipulating resources (must be accessible from the classpath).

Author:

Patrik Nyborg

Method Summary

static java.io.InputStream	getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String resourceName, java.lang.Class callingClass) Find a resource with a variety of fallback ClassLoaders.
static java.util.Properties	loadProperties(java.lang.String name) Loads the specified property file into a Properties object.
static java.lang.String	readResource(java.lang.String name) Loads the specified resource file and returns the content as a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

loadProperties

public static java.util.Properties loadProperties(java.lang.String name)

Loads the specified property file into a Properties object.

Example: ResourceHelper.loadProperties("se/sprawl/cms/CMSProperties.properties");

Parameters:

name - the name of the resource ("/"-separated path name).

readResource

public static java.lang.String readResource(java.lang.String name)

Loads the specified resource file and returns the content as a string.

Example: ResourceHelper.readResource("se/sprawl/cms/CMSSQL.sql");

Parameters:

name - the name of the resource ("/"-separated path name).

getResourceAsStream

public static java.io.InputStream getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String resourceName,
                                                      java.lang.Class callingClass)

Find a resource with a variety of fallback ClassLoaders.

Parameters:

resourceName - The name of the resource to find. ("/"-separated path name)

callingClass - The class looking for the resource

Returns:

The InputStream for the given resource name, or null if one is not found