org.apache.tools.ant.types

Interface ResourceFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArchiveScanner, DependScanner, DirectoryScanner, FileResource, FTP.FTPDirectoryScanner, FTPTaskMirrorImpl.FTPDirectoryScanner, Project, SourceFileScanner, TarScanner, ZipScanner

public interface ResourceFactory

this interface should be implemented by classes (Scanners) needing to deliver information about resources.

Since:

Ant 1.5.2

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Resource	getResource(java.lang.String name) Query a resource (file, zipentry, ...) by name

Method Detail

getResource

Resource getResource(java.lang.String name)

Query a resource (file, zipentry, ...) by name

Parameters:

name - relative path of the resource about which information is sought. Expects "/" to be used as the directory separator.

Returns:

instance of Resource; the exists attribute of Resource will tell whether the sought resource exists