no.g9.support

Class Pathfinder

java.lang.Object

no.g9.support.Pathfinder

public class Pathfinder
extends Object

Retrieves a resource reference from g9 properties.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getAbsoluteFilePath(URL url) Takes a URL, and returns the absolute filename (and path) of that file
static URL	getResourceReference(String property, String file) Returns a URL based on the property and the file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getResourceReference

public static URL getResourceReference(String property,
                                       String file)

Returns a URL based on the property and the file. The resource is located as follows: If file is

• an absolute path => that path is used
• a relative path => that path is prefixed with the value of property, which is read from Registry. If the value of property is
  • an absolute path, a URL containing property + file is returned.
  • a relative path, a URL is returned from the class loader.

If none of the attempts above succeed the event is logged and null is returned The definition of absolute pathname is system dependent. On UNIX systems, a pathname is absolute if its prefix is "/". On Microsoft Windows systems, a pathname is absolute if its prefix is a drive specifier followed by "\\", or if its prefix is "\\". Ref

Parameters:

property - The property to retrieve

file - A relative or absolute path to a resource

Returns:

URL to the resource

getAbsoluteFilePath

public static String getAbsoluteFilePath(URL url)

Takes a URL, and returns the absolute filename (and path) of that file

Parameters:

url - The URL to get the path for

Returns:

The absolute path of the file as String