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*
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package org.springframework.core.io;
/**
* Extended interface for a resource that is loaded from an enclosing
* 'context', e.g. from a {@link javax.servlet.ServletContext} or a
* {@link javax.portlet.PortletContext} but also from plain classpath paths
* or relative file system paths (specified without an explicit prefix,
* hence applying relative to the local {@link ResourceLoader}'s context).
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 2.5
* @see org.springframework.web.context.support.ServletContextResource
* @see org.springframework.web.portlet.context.PortletContextResource
*/
public interface ContextResource extends Resource {
/**
* Return the path within the enclosing 'context'.
* <p>This is typically path relative to a context-specific root directory,
* e.g. a ServletContext root or a PortletContext root.
*/
String getPathWithinContext();
}
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