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    017
    018package org.apache.commons.codec;
    019
    020import java.io.InputStream;
    021
    022/**
    023 * Consider this class package private. Helps load resources.
    024 *
    025 * @since 1.12
    026 */
    027public class Resources {
    028
    029    /**
    030     * Opens the given named resource from the given class.
    031     *
    032     * @param name The resource name.
    033     * @return An input stream.
    034     */
    035    public static InputStream getInputStream(final String name) {
    036        final InputStream inputStream = Resources.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(name);
    037        if (inputStream == null) {
    038            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to resolve required resource: " + name);
    039        }
    040        return inputStream;
    041    }
    042}