Package org.apache.tools.ant.types

# Interface ResourceFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `ArchiveScanner`, `DependScanner`, `DirectoryScanner`, `FileResource`, `FTP.FTPDirectoryScanner`, `FTPTaskMirrorImpl.FTPDirectoryScanner`, `Project`, `SourceFileScanner`, `TarScanner`, `ZipScanner`

public interface ResourceFactory
this interface should be implemented by classes (Scanners) needing to deliver information about resources.

Since:
  Ant 1.5.2

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`Resource`
`getResource(String name)`
Query a resource (file, zipentry, ...) by name

## Method Details

### getResource

Resource getResource(String name)
Query a resource (file, zipentry, ...) by name

Parameters:
  `name` - relative path of the resource about which information is sought. Expects "/" to be used as the directory separator.
Returns:
  instance of Resource; the exists attribute of Resource will tell whether the sought resource exists