Loader (Apache Log4j 2 2.17.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.log4j.helpers.Loader

```
public class Loader
extends Object
```
Loads resources (or images) from various sources.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Loader()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static URL`	`getResource(String resource)`	This method will search for `resource` in different places.
`static URL`	`getResource(String resource, Class clazz)`	Deprecated. as of 1.2.
`static boolean`	`isJava1()`	Always returns false since Java 1.x support is long gone.
`static Class`	`loadClass(String clazz)`	Loads the specified class using the `Thread` `contextClassLoader`, if that fails try Class.forname.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Loader
```
public Loader()
```
- Method Detail
  - getResource
```
public static URL getResource(String resource)
```
    This method will search for resource in different places. The search order is as follows:
    
    Search for resource using the thread context class loader under Java2. If that fails, search for resource using the class loader that loaded this class (Loader).
    
    Try one last time with ClassLoader.getSystemResource(resource).
  - getResource
```
@Deprecated
public static URL getResource(String resource,
                              Class clazz)
```
    Deprecated.
    as of 1.2.
    
    Gets a resource by delegating to getResource(String).
    
    Parameters:
    
    resource - resource name
    
    clazz - class, ignored.
    
    Returns:
    
    URL to resource or null.
  - isJava1
```
public static boolean isJava1()
```
    Always returns false since Java 1.x support is long gone.
    
    Returns:
    
    Always false.
  - loadClass
```
public static Class loadClass(String clazz)
                       throws ClassNotFoundException
```
    Loads the specified class using the Thread contextClassLoader, if that fails try Class.forname.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - The class to load.
    
    Returns:
    
    The Class.
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassNotFoundException - Never thrown, declared for compatibility.