Package org.jfree.io

Class FileUtilities

java.lang.Object

org.jfree.io.FileUtilities

public class FileUtilities
extends java.lang.Object

A class containing useful utility methods relating to files.

Author:

David Gilbert

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static java.io.File	findFileOnClassPath(java.lang.String name)	Returns a reference to a file with the specified name that is located somewhere on the classpath.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

findFileOnClassPath

public static java.io.File findFileOnClassPath(java.lang.String name)

Returns a reference to a file with the specified name that is located somewhere on the classpath. The code for this method is an adaptation of code supplied by Dave Postill.

Parameters:

name - the filename.

Returns:

a reference to a file or null if no file could be found.