Jar: protocol question

I've been using the Jar: protocol a bit in the last few days and I'd like to
know if this is a valid use of that protocol:

jar:file:!/Images/foo.gif

Basically, I'm trying to describe the location of a GIF that a program
should be able to find in one of the various jars that are on the classpath
used by the program.

Since 'this.getClass().getResource()' will search EVERY jar in the classpath
for the desired file, it shouldn't be necessary to specify the jar name.
Therefore, it seems to me that this should be valid notation for indicating
that the jar name isn't necessary in this case: the bang ('!') in the name
following the 'file:' suggests to me that the default jar(s), namely all of
the jars found in the classpath, will be searched for an Images directory
and a file named foo.gif within that directory.

Does that seem reasonable? If not, can anyone suggest a better notation to
use for my situation?

I can't find any discussion of this "special case" in the articles I've seen
about the Jar: protocol.


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