org.springframework.core.io.support
Interface ResourcePatternResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver

public interface ResourcePatternResolver

Strategy interface for resolving a location pattern into Resource objects.

Can be used with any sort of location pattern: Input patterns have to match the strategy implementation. This interface just specifies the conversion method rather than a specific pattern format.

Since:

01.05.2004

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver

Method Summary

Resource[]

getResources(java.lang.String locationPattern) Resolve the given location pattern into Resource objects.

Method Detail

getResources

public Resource[] getResources(java.lang.String locationPattern)
                        throws java.io.IOException

Resolve the given location pattern into Resource objects.

Parameters:

locationPattern - the location pattern to resolve

Returns:

the corresponding Resource objects

Throws:

java.io.IOException - in case of I/O errors