org.apache.avalon.excalibur.container
Class Locator

java.lang.Object
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public class Locator

extends java.lang.Object

This contains information required to locate a component.

Author:

Peter Donald

Constructor Summary

Locator(java.lang.String name, java.net.URL location)

Method Summary

java.net.URL	getLocation() Retrieve location of component.
java.lang.String	getName() Retrieve "name" of component type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Locator

public Locator(java.lang.String name,
               java.net.URL location)

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Retrieve "name" of component type. The "name" usually indicates the classname.

Returns:

the name

getLocation

public java.net.URL getLocation()

Retrieve location of component. Usually references the archive (zip/jar/war/ear) which contains the name (ie classname). May be null.

Returns:

the URL of location