## org.springframework.core.io
Class AbstractFileResolvingResource

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.core.io.AbstractResource
          org.springframework.core.io.AbstractFileResolvingResource

All Implemented Interfaces:
  InputStreamSource, Resource

Direct Known Subclasses:
  ClassPathResource, PortletContextResource, ServletContextResource, UrlResource

    public abstract class AbstractFileResolvingResource

extends AbstractResource

Abstract base class for resources which resolve URLs into File references, such as `UrlResource` or `ClassPathResource`.

Detects the "file" protocol as well as the JBoss "vfs" protocol in URLs, resolving file system references accordingly.

Since:
  3.0
Author:
  Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary
`AbstractFileResolvingResource()`

Method Summary
`long` `contentLength()` This implementation checks the timestamp of the underlying File, if available.
`boolean` `exists()` This implementation checks whether a File can be opened, falling back to whether an InputStream can be opened.
`File` `getFile()` This implementation returns a File reference for the underlying class path resource, provided that it refers to a file in the file system.
`protected File` `getFile(URI uri)` This implementation returns a File reference for the underlying class path resource, provided that it refers to a file in the file system.
`protected File` `getFileForLastModifiedCheck()` This implementation determines the underlying File (or jar file, in case of a resource in a jar/zip).
`boolean` `isReadable()` This implementation always returns `true`.
`long` `lastModified()` This implementation checks the timestamp of the underlying File, if available.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.io.AbstractResource
`createRelative, equals, getFilename, getURI, getURL, hashCode, isOpen, toString`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.core.io.Resource
`getDescription`

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.core.io.InputStreamSource
`getInputStream`

Constructor Detail

### AbstractFileResolvingResource

    public AbstractFileResolvingResource()

Method Detail

### getFile

    public File getFile()
                 throws IOException

  This implementation returns a File reference for the underlying class path resource, provided that it refers to a file in the file system.

  Specified by:
    `getFile` in interface `Resource`
  Overrides:
    `getFile` in class `AbstractResource`
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if the resource cannot be resolved as absolute file path, i.e. if the resource is not available in a file system
  See Also:
    `ResourceUtils.getFile(java.net.URL, String)`

### getFileForLastModifiedCheck

    protected File getFileForLastModifiedCheck()
                                        throws IOException

  This implementation determines the underlying File (or jar file, in case of a resource in a jar/zip).

  Overrides:
    `getFileForLastModifiedCheck` in class `AbstractResource`
  Returns:
    the File to use for timestamp checking (never `null`)
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if the resource cannot be resolved as absolute file path, i.e. if the resource is not available in a file system

### getFile

    protected File getFile(URI uri)
                    throws IOException

  This implementation returns a File reference for the underlying class path resource, provided that it refers to a file in the file system.

  Throws:
    `IOException`
  See Also:
    `ResourceUtils.getFile(java.net.URI, String)`

### exists

    public boolean exists()

  Description copied from class: `AbstractResource`
  This implementation checks whether a File can be opened, falling back to whether an InputStream can be opened. This will cover both directories and content resources.

  Specified by:
    `exists` in interface `Resource`
  Overrides:
    `exists` in class `AbstractResource`

### isReadable

    public boolean isReadable()

  Description copied from class: `AbstractResource`
  This implementation always returns `true`.

  Specified by:
    `isReadable` in interface `Resource`
  Overrides:
    `isReadable` in class `AbstractResource`

### contentLength

    public long contentLength()
                       throws IOException

  Description copied from class: `AbstractResource`
  This implementation checks the timestamp of the underlying File, if available.

  Specified by:
    `contentLength` in interface `Resource`
  Overrides:
    `contentLength` in class `AbstractResource`
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if the resource cannot be resolved (in the file system or as some other known physical resource type)
  See Also:
    `AbstractResource.getFile()`

### lastModified

    public long lastModified()
                      throws IOException

  Description copied from class: `AbstractResource`
  This implementation checks the timestamp of the underlying File, if available.

  Specified by:
    `lastModified` in interface `Resource`
  Overrides:
    `lastModified` in class `AbstractResource`
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if the resource cannot be resolved (in the file system or as some other known physical resource type)
  See Also:
    `AbstractResource.getFileForLastModifiedCheck()`