org.jfree.io

Class FileUtilities


public class FileUtilities
extends java.lang.Object

A class containing useful utility methods relating to files.
Author:
David Gilbert

Method Summary

static File
findFileOnClassPath(String name)
Returns a reference to a file with the specified name that is located somewhere on the classpath.

Method Details

findFileOnClassPath

public static File findFileOnClassPath(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.