arlut.csd.Util
Class PackageResources

java.lang.Object
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public class PackageResources

extends java.lang.Object

Utility class to provide resource-loading services. Methods in this class can load images and other resources from either CLASSPATH or a jar file, depending on how the program using this class is run.

Field Summary

(package private) static java.applet.AppletContext	context
(package private) static boolean	debug
(package private) static boolean	nevertryagain

Constructor Summary

PackageResources()

Method Summary

static java.awt.Image	getImageResource(java.awt.Component comp, java.lang.String imageName, java.lang.Class refClass) Loads an image by its filename from either CLASSPATH or a jar file, depending on how the code calling this method was run.
static java.net.URL	getPackageResource(java.lang.String strResource, java.lang.Class refClass) Loads a generic resource by its filename from either CLASSPATH or a jar file, depending on how the code calling this method was run.
static void	waitForImage(java.awt.Component component, java.awt.Image image) Helper method to handle the MediaTracker for image loading.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

context

static java.applet.AppletContext context

nevertryagain

static boolean nevertryagain

debug

static final boolean debug

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

PackageResources

public PackageResources()

Method Detail

getPackageResource

public static java.net.URL getPackageResource(java.lang.String strResource,
                                              java.lang.Class refClass)

Loads a generic resource by its filename from either CLASSPATH or a jar file, depending on how the code calling this method was run.

Parameters:

strResource - Filename of resource to be loaded

refClass - Parent Class, used to find path to image

getImageResource

public static java.awt.Image getImageResource(java.awt.Component comp,
                                              java.lang.String imageName,
                                              java.lang.Class refClass)

Loads an image by its filename from either CLASSPATH or a jar file, depending on how the code calling this method was run.

Parameters:

comp - Parent component, used for Util.waitforimage

imageName - Name of image to be loaded

refClass - Parent Class, used to find path to image

waitForImage

public static void waitForImage(java.awt.Component component,
                                java.awt.Image image)

Helper method to handle the MediaTracker for image loading.