de.intarsys.tools.locator
Interface ILocatorFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

ILocatorOutlet

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbsoluteFileLocatorLookup, AbstractLocatorLookup, CommonLocatorFactory, DelegatingLocatorFactory, DelegatingLocatorLookup, ExpandingLocatorFactory, FileLocatorFactory, LocatorBasedLookup, MappedLocatorLookup, SearchPathLocatorLookup, StandardLocatorOutlet, ZipFileLocatorFactory

public interface ILocatorFactory

A factory for ILocator objects.

Method Summary

ILocator

createLocator(String location) Create a ILocator object.

Method Detail

createLocator

ILocator createLocator(String location)
                       throws IOException

Create a ILocator object.

path may for example define a file in the file system.

Parameters:

location - A location definition.

Returns:

The ILocator object created from the location.

Throws:

IOException