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)
        This method will search 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).

      • getResource

        @Deprecated
        public static URL getResource​(String resource,
                                      Class clazz)
        Deprecated.
        as of 1.2.
        Gets a resource by delegating to getResource(String).
        Parameters:
        resource - resource name
        clazz - class, ignored.
        Returns:
        URL to resource or null.
      • isJava1

        public static boolean isJava1()
        Always returns false since Java 1.x support is long gone.
        Returns:
        Always false.
      • loadClass

        public static Class loadClass​(String clazz)
                               throws ClassNotFoundException
        Loads the specified class using the Thread contextClassLoader, if that fails try Class.forname.
        Parameters:
        clazz - The class to load.
        Returns:
        The Class.
        Throws:
        ClassNotFoundException - Never thrown, declared for compatibility.