Class Loader


  • public class Loader
    extends Object
    Loads resources (or images) from various sources.
    • Constructor Detail

      • Loader

        public Loader()
    • Method Detail

      • getResource

        public static URL getResource​(String resource)
        Searches for resource in different places. The search order is as follows:

        1. Search for resource using the thread context class loader under Java2. If that fails, search for resource using the class loader that loaded this class (Loader).

        2. Try one last time with ClassLoader.getSystemResource(resource), that is is using the system class loader in JDK 1.2 and virtual machine's built-in class loader in JDK 1.1.

        Parameters:
        resource -
        Returns:
        Returns URL
      • getResourceAsStream

        public static InputStream getResourceAsStream​(String resource)
        Searches for resource in different places. The search order is as follows:

        1. Search for resource using the thread context class loader under Java2. If that fails, search for resource using the class loader that loaded this class (Loader).

        2. Try one last time with ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(resource), that is is using the system class loader in JDK 1.2 and virtual machine's built-in class loader in JDK 1.1.

        Parameters:
        resource -
        Returns:
        Returns URL
      • loadClass

        public static Class loadClass​(String clazz)
                               throws ClassNotFoundException
        If running under JDK 1.2, loads the specified class using the Thread contextClassLoader . If that fails, try Class.forname.

        Parameters:
        clazz -
        Returns:
        Returns Class.
        Throws:
        ClassNotFoundException