Here you can find the source of getResource(String uri)
public final static InputStream getResource(String uri) throws IOException
//package com.java2s; /* ==================================================================== * The OpenSymphony Software License, Version 1.1 * * (this license is derived and fully compatible with the Apache Software * License - see http://www.apache.org/LICENSE.txt) * * Copyright (c) 2001 The OpenSymphony Group. All rights reserved. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met:/* ww w . ja v a 2 s. co m*/ * * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in * the documentation and/or other materials provided with the * distribution. * * 3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, * if any, must include the following acknowledgment: * "This product includes software developed by the * OpenSymphony Group (http://www.opensymphony.com/)." * Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself, * if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear. * * 4. The names "OpenSymphony" and "The OpenSymphony Group" * must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this * software without prior written permission. For written * permission, please contact license@opensymphony.com . * * 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "OpenSymphony" * or "OSCore", nor may "OpenSymphony" or "OSCore" appear in their * name, without prior written permission of the OpenSymphony Group. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE APACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION OR * ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF * USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF * SUCH DAMAGE. * ==================================================================== */ import java.io.*; import java.net.*; public class Main { /** * Get an InputStream from specified resource uri. URI can be absolute or relative filename, or complete * URL. */ public final static InputStream getResource(String uri) throws IOException { try { return new URL(uri).openStream(); } catch (MalformedURLException mue) { return new FileInputStream(uri); } } }