de.intarsys.tools.locator
Interface ILocatorFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbsoluteFileLocatorLookup, AbstractLocatorLookup, DelegatingLocatorLookup, FileLocatorFactory, LocatorBasedLookup, MappedLocatorLookup, SearchPathLocatorLookup

public interface ILocatorFactory

A factory for ILocator objects.


Method Summary
 ILocator createLocator(java.lang.String location)
          Create a ILocator object.
 

Method Detail

createLocator

ILocator createLocator(java.lang.String location)
                       throws java.io.IOException
Create a ILocator object.

path may for example define a file in the file system.

Parameters:
location - The fully qualified location definition.
Returns:
The ILocator object created from the location.
Throws:
java.io.IOException