JDK-8210009 : Source Launcher classloader should support getResource and getResourceAsStream
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 11
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2018-08-27
  • Updated: 2019-01-08
  • Resolved: 2018-09-06
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JDK 12
12 b11Fixed
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JDK-8210274 - Source Launcher should work with a security manager
Description
The MemoryClassLoader does not currently implement getResourceAsStream and getResource.

It would facilitate some advanced usages if it did.

See email threads on compiler-dev and core-libs-dev.
Comments
Providing getResourceAsStream is simple. Providing getResource will require providing a URLStreamHandler for a custom URL protocol, which can easily be done with the appropriate URL constructor: URL���(String protocol, String host, int port, String file, URLStreamHandler handler) https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/net/URL.html#URL-java.lang.String-java.lang.String-int-java.lang.String-java.net.URLStreamHandler-
27-08-2018