Java Resource Get getResource(final Class aClass, final String aName)

Description

Returns the resource with the given name from the "datafiles"-directory.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
aClass	the class to which the resource should be located, cannot be <code>null</code>;
aName	the resource name, including file extension, cannot be <code>null</code>.

Return

the URI pointing to the requested resource, never null .

Declaration

public static URL getResource(final Class<?> aClass, final String aName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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 * OpenBench LogicSniffer / SUMP project 
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 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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 * 
 * Copyright (C) 2010-2011 J.W. Janssen, www.lxtreme.nl
 */

import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the resource with the given name from the "datafiles"-directory.
     * 
     * @param aClass
     *          the class to which the resource should be located, cannot be
     *          <code>null</code>;
     * @param aName
     *          the resource name, including file extension, cannot be
     *          <code>null</code>.
     * @return the URI pointing to the requested resource, never <code>null</code>
     *         .
     */
    public static URL getResource(final Class<?> aClass, final String aName) {
        return getResource(aClass, "datafiles", aName);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the resource with the given name from the given base directory.
     * 
     * @param aClass
     *          the class to which the resource should be located, cannot be
     *          <code>null</code>;
     * @param aBaseDir
     *          the base directory where the resource should be located, cannot be
     *          <code>null</code>;
     * @param aName
     *          the resource name, including file extension, cannot be
     *          <code>null</code>.
     * @return the URI pointing to the requested resource, never <code>null</code>
     *         .
     */
    public static URL getResource(final Class<?> aClass, final String aBaseDir, final String aName) {
        final URL resource = aClass.getClassLoader().getResource(aBaseDir + File.separator + aName);
        if (resource == null) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Resource not found: " + aName);
        }
        return resource;
    }
}

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