org.apache.tools.ant.types

Interface ResourceFactory

Known Implementing Classes:
ArchiveScanner, DependScanner, DirectoryScanner, FTP.FTPDirectoryScanner, Project, SourceFileScanner, TarScanner, ZipScanner

public interface ResourceFactory

this interface should be implemented by classes (Scanners) needing to deliver information about resources.
Since:
Ant 1.5.2

Method Summary

Resource
getResource(String name)
Query a resource (file, zipentry, ...) by name

Method Details

getResource

public Resource getResource(String name)
Query a resource (file, zipentry, ...) by name
Parameters:
name - relative path of the resource about which information is sought. Expects "/" to be used as the directory separator.
Returns:
instance of Resource; the exists attribute of Resource will tell whether the sought resource exists