Java Resource Get getResource(String resource, Class context)

Description

Loads a URL resource from the classloader; If not found, the classloader of the context class specified will be used.

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static URL getResource(String resource, Class<?> context) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

import java.net.URL;

public class Main {
    /**//from ww w  . java 2  s.  c o m
     * Loads a {@link URL} resource from the classloader;
     * If not found, the classloader of the {@code context} class specified will be used.
     */
    public static URL getResource(String resource, Class<?> context) {
        return getResource(resource, context, false);
    }

    /**
     * Loads a {@link URL} resource from the classloader;
     * If not found, the classloader of the {@code context} class specified will be used.
     * If the flag {@code checkParent} is true, the classloader's parent is included in 
     * the lookup.
     */
    public static URL getResource(String resource, Class<?> context, boolean checkParent) {
        URL url = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource(resource);
        if (url != null)
            return url;

        if (context != null) {
            ClassLoader loader = context.getClassLoader();
            while (loader != null) {
                url = loader.getResource(resource);
                if (url != null)
                    return url;
                loader = checkParent ? loader.getParent() : null;
            }
        }

        return ClassLoader.getSystemResource(resource);
    }
}

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