Package: org.grails.core.io

## [Java] Interface ResourceLocator

- Used to locate resources at development or production time.

  Authors:
    Graeme Rocher
  Since:
    2.0

- - ### Methods Summary

    Methods
    Type Params | Return Type | Name and description
    --- | --- | ---
    `` | `org.springframework.core.io.Resource` | `findResourceForClassName(java.lang.String className)` Finds the .groovy file or .java file for a given class from a Grails project.
    `` | `org.springframework.core.io.Resource` | `findResourceForURI(java.lang.String uri)` Finds a resource for the given URI
    `` | `void` | `setSearchLocation(java.lang.String searchLocation)` The basic location from which to conduct the search.
    `` | `void` | `setSearchLocations(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> searchLocations)` Multiple locations to search.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### public org.springframework.core.io.Resource findResourceForClassName(java.lang.String className)

      Finds the .groovy file or .java file for a given class from a Grails project. Note that this method will return null in production since sources are not packaged unless an appropriate search location is specified to locate the resource

      Parameters:
        `className` - The class name
      Returns:
        The resource or null

    - #### public org.springframework.core.io.Resource findResourceForURI(java.lang.String uri)

      Finds a resource for the given URI

      Parameters:
        `uri` - The URI
      Returns:
        The resource or null if it doesn't exist

    - #### public void setSearchLocation(java.lang.String searchLocation)

      The basic location from which to conduct the search. At development time this is the base directory, during production this would be the servlet root

      Parameters:
        `searchLocation` - The search location

    - #### public void setSearchLocations(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> searchLocations)

      Multiple locations to search. See #setSearchLocation

      Parameters:
        `searchLocations` - The locations to search