net.mumie.mathletfactory.util

Class ResourceManager

java.lang.Object

net.mumie.mathletfactory.util.ResourceManager

public class ResourceManager
extends java.lang.Object

This class can be used to load and read resources such as locale specific data (e.g. "messages") or icons.

Author:

gronau

Document status:

finished

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.util.Locale	DEFAULT_LOCALE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ResourceManager()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.net.URL	findImage(java.lang.String imageName) Searches for an image with the given name and returns an URL pointing to it.
static javax.swing.Icon	getIcon(java.lang.String pathName) Loads and returns the icon specified by pathName, where the path can be the path inside a jar file.
static java.lang.String	getMessage(java.lang.String key) Returns the localized message for the given key key or null if no corresponding message is found in the list of global messages.
static java.awt.image.BufferedImage	loadBufferedImage(java.lang.String imageName) Loads and returns a buffered image with the given name.
static java.awt.Image	loadImage(java.lang.String imageName) Loads and returns an image with the given name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_LOCALE

public static final java.util.Locale DEFAULT_LOCALE

Constructor Detail

ResourceManager

public ResourceManager()

Method Detail

getMessage

public static java.lang.String getMessage(java.lang.String key)

Returns the localized message for the given key key or null if no corresponding message is found in the list of global messages.

getIcon

public static javax.swing.Icon getIcon(java.lang.String pathName)

Loads and returns the icon specified by pathName, where the path can be the path inside a jar file.

loadImage

public static java.awt.Image loadImage(java.lang.String imageName)

Loads and returns an image with the given name. If the image is stored inside the .files folder of a mathlet, the image name may be relative to this directory. Otherwise the full path must be given.

Parameters:

imageName - relative or absolute path to an image file

Returns:

an image or null if no image can be found

loadBufferedImage

public static java.awt.image.BufferedImage loadBufferedImage(java.lang.String imageName)

Loads and returns a buffered image with the given name. If the image is stored inside the .files folder of a mathlet, the image name may be relative to this directory. Otherwise the full path must be given.

Parameters:

imageName - relative or absolute path to an image file

Returns:

a buffered image or null if no image can be found

findImage

public static java.net.URL findImage(java.lang.String imageName)

Searches for an image with the given name and returns an URL pointing to it. Returns null if no image can be found. If the image is stored inside the .files folder of a mathlet, the image name may be relative to this directory. Otherwise the full path must be given.

Parameters:

imageName - relative or absolute path to an image file

Returns:

an URL to an image or null if no image can be found