ApplicationContext (XWiki Platform - Containers - API 14.8-rc-1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractApplicationContext
```
@Deprecated(since="3.5M1")
public interface ApplicationContext
```
Deprecated.
use the notion of Environment instead

Version:

$Id: 0538542144c462d739caca4cae4a30edadb8d0e2 $

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`File`	`getPermanentDirectory()`	Deprecated. Gets the root directory which the container must provide for storing persisting data.
`URL`	`getResource(String resourceName)`	Deprecated.
`InputStream`	`getResourceAsStream(String resourceName)`	Deprecated.
`File`	`getTemporaryDirectory()`	Deprecated. Gets the directory which the container must provide for storing temporary data.

- Method Detail
  - getResourceAsStream
```
InputStream getResourceAsStream(String resourceName)
```
    Deprecated.
  - getResource
```
URL getResource(String resourceName)
         throws MalformedURLException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Throws:
    
    MalformedURLException
  - getTemporaryDirectory
```
File getTemporaryDirectory()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Gets the directory which the container must provide for storing temporary data. The contents of this directory may be deleted between container restarts (temporary, as the name implies), so it is not a safe place to store permanent/important data.
    
    Returns:
    
    a File object pointing to a directory that the application can use for storing temporary files
  - getPermanentDirectory
```
File getPermanentDirectory()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Gets the root directory which the container must provide for storing persisting data. The content of this directory will remained unchanged after a restart of the container.
    
    Returns:
    
    a File object pointing to the root folder of the work directory