to.etc.domui.util.resources

Interface IResourceRef

All Known Implementing Classes:

ByteArrayResourceRef, CompoundResourceRef, ProductionClassResourceRef, ReloadingClassResourceRef, WebappResourceRef

public interface IResourceRef

A reference to some stream resource which can be read to create something else, and which is changeable somehow. This gets used where generated resources need to be regenerated if one of their dependencies have changed.

Author:

Frits Jalvingh Created on Oct 19, 2009

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	exists() Return T if this resource actually exists.
InputStream	getInputStream() Returns the input stream for the resource.

Method Detail

exists

boolean exists()

Return T if this resource actually exists.

Returns:

getInputStream

@Nullable
InputStream getInputStream()
                              throws Exception

Returns the input stream for the resource. This will return a new stream for every call. It returns null if the resource does not exist.

Returns:

Throws:

Exception