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package org.springframework.boot.convert;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
import org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader;
import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
import org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils;

Converter to convert from a String to a File. Supports basic file conversion as well as file URLs.
Author:Phillip Webb
/** * {@link Converter} to convert from a {@link String} to a {@link File}. Supports basic * file conversion as well as file URLs. * * @author Phillip Webb */
class StringToFileConverter implements Converter<String, File> { private static final ResourceLoader resourceLoader = new DefaultResourceLoader(null); @Override public File convert(String source) { if (ResourceUtils.isUrl(source)) { return getFile(resourceLoader.getResource(source)); } File file = new File(source); if (file.exists()) { return file; } Resource resource = resourceLoader.getResource(source); if (resource.exists()) { return getFile(resource); } return file; } private File getFile(Resource resource) { try { return resource.getFile(); } catch (IOException ex) { throw new IllegalStateException("Could not retrieve file for " + resource + ": " + ex.getMessage()); } } }