org.apache.axis2.util
Class Loader

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.axis2.util.Loader

public class Loader
extends Object

Loads resources (or images) from various sources.

Constructor Summary

Loader()

Method Summary

static URL	getResource(ClassLoader loader, String resource) Gets the resource with the specified class loader.
static URL	getResource(String resource) Searches for resource in different places.
static InputStream	getResourceAsStream(ClassLoader loader, String resource) Gets the resource with the specified class loader.
static InputStream	getResourceAsStream(String resource) Searches for resource in different places.
static Class	loadClass(ClassLoader loader, String clazz) Loads the specified classloader and then falls back to the loadClass.
static Class	loadClass(String clazz) If running under JDK 1.2, loads the specified class using the Thread contextClassLoader .

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Loader

public Loader()

Method Detail

getResource

public static URL getResource(String resource)

Searches for resource in different places. The search order is as follows:

1. Search for resource using the thread context class loader under Java2. If that fails, search for resource using the class loader that loaded this class (Loader).

2. Try one last time with ClassLoader.getSystemResource(resource), that is is using the system class loader in JDK 1.2 and virtual machine's built-in class loader in JDK 1.1.

Parameters:

resource -

Returns:

Returns URL

getResource

public static URL getResource(ClassLoader loader,
                              String resource)
                       throws ClassNotFoundException

Gets the resource with the specified class loader.

Parameters:

loader -

resource -

Returns:

Returns URL.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

getResourceAsStream

public static InputStream getResourceAsStream(String resource)

Searches for resource in different places. The search order is as follows:

1. Search for resource using the thread context class loader under Java2. If that fails, search for resource using the class loader that loaded this class (Loader).

2. Try one last time with ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(resource), that is is using the system class loader in JDK 1.2 and virtual machine's built-in class loader in JDK 1.1.

Parameters:

resource -

Returns:

Returns URL

getResourceAsStream

public static InputStream getResourceAsStream(ClassLoader loader,
                                              String resource)
                                       throws ClassNotFoundException

Gets the resource with the specified class loader.

Parameters:

loader -

resource -

Returns:

Returns URL.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

loadClass

public static Class loadClass(ClassLoader loader,
                              String clazz)
                       throws ClassNotFoundException

Loads the specified classloader and then falls back to the loadClass.

Parameters:

loader -

clazz -

Returns:

Returns Class.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

loadClass

public static Class loadClass(String clazz)
                       throws ClassNotFoundException

If running under JDK 1.2, loads the specified class using the Thread contextClassLoader . If that fails, try Class.forname.

Parameters:

clazz -

Returns:

Returns Class.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException