java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.core.io.AbstractResource
- - org.springframework.core.io.DescriptiveResource

All Implemented Interfaces:
InputStreamSource, Resource
```
public class DescriptiveResource
extends AbstractResource
```
Simple Resource implementation that holds a resource description but does not point to an actually readable resource.
To be used as placeholder if a Resource argument is expected by an API but not necessarily used for actual reading.
Since:
1.2.6
Author:
Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary
Constructors
Constructor Description
DescriptiveResource(String description)
Create a new DescriptiveResource.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	This implementation compares the underlying description String.
`boolean`	`exists()`	This implementation checks whether a File can be opened, falling back to whether an InputStream can be opened.
`String`	`getDescription()`	Return a description for this resource, to be used for error output when working with the resource.
`InputStream`	`getInputStream()`	Return an `InputStream` for the content of an underlying resource.
`int`	`hashCode()`	This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying description String.
`boolean`	`isReadable()`	This implementation always returns `true`.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.io.AbstractResource
contentLength, createRelative, getFile, getFileForLastModifiedCheck, getFilename, getURI, getURL, isOpen, lastModified, toString

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

- Constructor Detail
  - DescriptiveResource
```
public DescriptiveResource(String description)
```
    Create a new DescriptiveResource.
    Parameters:
    description - the resource description
- Method Detail
  - 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
    See Also:
    InputStreamSource.getInputStream()
  - getInputStream
```
public InputStream getInputStream()
                           throws IOException
```
    Description copied from interface: InputStreamSource
    Return an InputStream for the content of an underlying resource.
    It is expected that each call creates a fresh stream.
    This requirement is particularly important when you consider an API such as JavaMail, which needs to be able to read the stream multiple times when creating mail attachments. For such a use case, it is required that each getInputStream() call returns a fresh stream.
    Returns:
    the input stream for the underlying resource (must not be null)
    Throws:
    FileNotFoundException - if the underlying resource doesn't exist
    IOException - if the content stream could not be opened
  - getDescription
```
public String getDescription()
```
    Description copied from interface: Resource
    Return a description for this resource, to be used for error output when working with the resource.
    Implementations are also encouraged to return this value from their toString method.
    See Also:
    Object.toString()
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    This implementation compares the underlying description String.
    Overrides:
    equals in class AbstractResource
    See Also:
    Resource.getDescription()
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying description String.
    Overrides:
    hashCode in class AbstractResource
    See Also:
    Resource.getDescription()

Class DescriptiveResource

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.io.AbstractResource

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

DescriptiveResource

Method Detail

exists

isReadable

getInputStream

getDescription

equals

hashCode