Java ClassPath Get getClasspathResource(String name)

Description

Finds the class path resource with the given name and returns it as a URL.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
name	the resource name

Return

an URL object that points to the resource, or null if the resource could not be found

Declaration

public static URL getClasspathResource(String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// ww w .  j a v a  2s . co m
 * MIT License
 * Copyright (c) 2016 Estonian Information System Authority (RIA)
 *
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 *
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 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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 * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 * THE SOFTWARE.
 */

import java.net.URL;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Finds the class path resource with the given name and returns it as a URL.
     *
     * @param name the resource name
     * @return an URL object that points to the resource, or null if the resource could not be found
     */
    public static URL getClasspathResource(String name) {
        return Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource(name);
    }
}

Related

1. getClassPathFor(final Class clazz)
2. getClasspathForClass(Class targetClass)
3. getClassPathFromString(String classpath)
4. getClassPathPath()
5. getClasspathResource(final String resource)
6. getClasspathResource(String path)
7. getClasspathResourceAsFile(String resourceName)
8. getClassPathResourcesAsStreams(String relativeResourceName)
9. getClassPathRoot(Class cl)