org.openorb.util.urlhandler.classpath
Class Handler

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.net.URLStreamHandler
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        +--org.openorb.util.urlhandler.classpath.Handler

public final class Handler

extends URLStreamHandler

This class is an extension of the URLStreamHandler class. It overrides the method openConnection and adds a level of indirection to the way resources are loaded from a URL.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2004/02/10 21:28:45 $

Author:

Chris Wood

Constructor Summary

Handler()
The empty default constructor is important because the java URL class does a newInstance.

Handler(ClassLoader cl)
Creates a new Handler

Method Summary

protected URLConnection

openConnection(URL url) Opens a connection to the specified URL.

Methods inherited from class java.net.URLStreamHandler

equals, getDefaultPort, getHostAddress, hashCode, hostsEqual, parseURL, sameFile, setURL, setURL, toExternalForm

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Handler

public Handler()

The empty default constructor is important because the java URL class does a newInstance.

Handler

public Handler(ClassLoader cl)

Creates a new Handler

Parameters:

cl - the classloader used for loading ressources, null falls back to the current thread classloader

Method Detail

openConnection

protected URLConnection openConnection(URL url)
                                throws IOException

Opens a connection to the specified URL.

Overrides:

openConnection in class URLStreamHandler

Parameters:

url - A URL to open a connection to.

Returns:

The established connection.

Throws:

IOException - When the file specified by the URL could not be found.