ContextResource.java

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package org.springframework.core.io;

/**
 * Extended interface for a resource that is loaded from an enclosing
 * 'context', e.g. from a {@link javax.servlet.ServletContext} or a
 * {@link javax.portlet.PortletContext} but also from plain classpath paths
 * or relative file system paths (specified without an explicit prefix,
 * hence applying relative to the local {@link ResourceLoader}'s context).
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.5
 * @see org.springframework.web.context.support.ServletContextResource
 * @see org.springframework.web.portlet.context.PortletContextResource
 */
public interface ContextResource extends Resource {

	/**
	 * Return the path within the enclosing 'context'.
	 * <p>This is typically path relative to a context-specific root directory,
	 * e.g. a ServletContext root or a PortletContext root.
	 */
	String getPathWithinContext();

}