org.apache.uima.resource
Interface ResourceSpecifierList

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, MetaDataObject, ResourceSpecifier, Serializable, XMLizable

public interface ResourceSpecifierList
extends ResourceSpecifier

A type of ResourceSpecifier that is an aggregate of other ResourceSpecifiers. When attempting to produce a resource using a ResourceSpecifierList, the ResourceFactory will try each constituent ResourceSpecifier, in order. The first Resource that is successfully produced will be returned to the caller.

ResourceSpecifierList allows applications to attempt to locate a resource and then, if that fails, to construct a new instance of the resource.

Method Summary

List<ResourceSpecifier>

getResourceSpecifiers() Retrieves the constituent ResourceSpecifiers that comprise this aggregate ResourceSpecifierList.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.MetaDataObject

clone, equals, getAttributeValue, getSourceUrl, getSourceUrlString, isModifiable, listAttributes, setAttributeValue, setSourceUrl

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.uima.util.XMLizable

buildFromXMLElement, buildFromXMLElement, toXML, toXML, toXML, toXML

Method Detail

getResourceSpecifiers

List<ResourceSpecifier> getResourceSpecifiers()

Retrieves the constituent ResourceSpecifiers that comprise this aggregate ResourceSpecifierList.

Returns:

an unmodifiable List of ResourceSpecifiers.