ProtocolResolver (Spring Framework 4.3.30.RELEASE API)

```
public interface ProtocolResolver
```
A resolution strategy for protocol-specific resource handles.
Used as an SPI for DefaultResourceLoader, allowing for custom protocols to be handled without subclassing the loader implementation (or application context implementation).
Since:
4.3
Author:
Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
DefaultResourceLoader.addProtocolResolver(org.springframework.core.io.ProtocolResolver)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Resource`	`resolve(String location, ResourceLoader resourceLoader)`	Resolve the given location against the given resource loader if this implementation's protocol matches.

- Method Detail
  - resolve
```
Resource resolve(String location,
                 ResourceLoader resourceLoader)
```
    Resolve the given location against the given resource loader if this implementation's protocol matches.
    Parameters:
    location - the user-specified resource location
    resourceLoader - the associated resource loader
    Returns:
    a corresponding Resource handle if the given location matches this resolver's protocol, or null otherwise