diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/UrlResource.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/UrlResource.java
index 5c37b0b448e..626f8f70adc 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/UrlResource.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/UrlResource.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLConnection;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  */
 public class UrlResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
 
+	/**
+	 * Original URI, if available; used for URI and File access.
+	 */
+	private final URI uri;
+
 	/**
 	 * Original URL, used for actual access.
 	 */
@@ -50,14 +56,21 @@ public class UrlResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
 	 */
 	private final URL cleanedUrl;
 
+
 	/**
-	 * Original URI, if available; used for URI and File access.
+	 * Create a new UrlResource based on the given URI object.
+	 * @param uri a URI
+	 * @throws MalformedURLException if the given URL path is not valid
 	 */
-	private final URI uri;
-
+	public UrlResource(URI uri) throws MalformedURLException {
+		Assert.notNull(uri, "URI must not be null");
+		this.uri = uri;
+		this.url = uri.toURL();
+		this.cleanedUrl = getCleanedUrl(this.url, uri.toString());
+	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Create a new UrlResource.
+	 * Create a new UrlResource based on the given URL object.
 	 * @param url a URL
 	 */
 	public UrlResource(URL url) {
@@ -68,27 +81,56 @@ public class UrlResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Create a new UrlResource.
-	 * @param uri a URI
-	 * @throws MalformedURLException if the given URL path is not valid
-	 */
-	public UrlResource(URI uri) throws MalformedURLException {
-		Assert.notNull(uri, "URI must not be null");
-		this.url = uri.toURL();
-		this.cleanedUrl = getCleanedUrl(this.url, uri.toString());
-		this.uri = uri;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Create a new UrlResource.
+	 * Create a new UrlResource based on a URL path.
+	 * <p>Note: The given path needs to be pre-encoded if necessary.
 	 * @param path a URL path
 	 * @throws MalformedURLException if the given URL path is not valid
+	 * @see java.net.URL#URL(String)
 	 */
 	public UrlResource(String path) throws MalformedURLException {
 		Assert.notNull(path, "Path must not be null");
+		this.uri = null;
 		this.url = new URL(path);
 		this.cleanedUrl = getCleanedUrl(this.url, path);
-		this.uri = null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new UrlResource based on a URI specification.
+	 * <p>The given parts will automatically get encoded if necessary.
+	 * @param protocol the URL protocol to use (e.g. "jar" or "file" - without colon);
+	 * also known as "scheme"
+	 * @param location the location (e.g. the file path within that protocol);
+	 * also known as "scheme-specific part"
+	 * @throws MalformedURLException if the given URL specification is not valid
+	 * @see java.net.URI#URI(String, String, String)
+	 */
+	public UrlResource(String protocol, String location) throws MalformedURLException  {
+		this(protocol, location, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new UrlResource based on a URI specification.
+	 * <p>The given parts will automatically get encoded if necessary.
+	 * @param protocol the URL protocol to use (e.g. "jar" or "file" - without colon);
+	 * also known as "scheme"
+	 * @param location the location (e.g. the file path within that protocol);
+	 * also known as "scheme-specific part"
+	 * @param fragment the fragment within that location (e.g. anchor on an HTML page,
+	 * as following after a "#" separator)
+	 * @throws MalformedURLException if the given URL specification is not valid
+	 * @see java.net.URI#URI(String, String, String)
+	 */
+	public UrlResource(String protocol, String location, String fragment) throws MalformedURLException  {
+		try {
+			this.uri = new URI(protocol, location, fragment);
+			this.url = this.uri.toURL();
+			this.cleanedUrl = getCleanedUrl(this.url, this.uri.toString());
+		}
+		catch (URISyntaxException ex) {
+			MalformedURLException exToThrow = new MalformedURLException(ex.getMessage());
+			exToThrow.initCause(ex);
+			throw exToThrow;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/support/ServletContextResourcePatternResolver.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/support/ServletContextResourcePatternResolver.java
index 8ce1a653920..378bd8e6e50 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/support/ServletContextResourcePatternResolver.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/support/ServletContextResourcePatternResolver.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class ServletContextResourcePatternResolver extends PathMatchingResourceP
 			ServletContext servletContext, String fullPattern, String dir, Set<Resource> result)
 			throws IOException {
 
-		Set candidates = servletContext.getResourcePaths(dir);
+		Set<String> candidates = servletContext.getResourcePaths(dir);
 		if (candidates != null) {
 			boolean dirDepthNotFixed = fullPattern.contains("**");
 			int jarFileSep = fullPattern.indexOf(ResourceUtils.JAR_URL_SEPARATOR);
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ public class ServletContextResourcePatternResolver extends PathMatchingResourceP
 				jarFilePath = fullPattern.substring(0, jarFileSep);
 				pathInJarFile = fullPattern.substring(jarFileSep + ResourceUtils.JAR_URL_SEPARATOR.length());
 			}
-			for (Object candidate : candidates) {
-				String currPath = (String) candidate;
+			for (String currPath : candidates) {
 				if (!currPath.startsWith(dir)) {
 					// Returned resource path does not start with relative directory:
 					// assuming absolute path returned -> strip absolute path.
@@ -150,11 +149,10 @@ public class ServletContextResourcePatternResolver extends PathMatchingResourceP
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Method extracts entries from the given jar by pattern.
+	 * Extract entries from the given jar by pattern.
 	 * @param jarFilePath the path to the jar file
 	 * @param entryPattern the pattern for jar entries to match
 	 * @param result the Set of matching Resources to add to
-	 * @throws IOException if jar contents could not be retrieved
 	 */
 	private void doRetrieveMatchingJarEntries(String jarFilePath, String entryPattern, Set<Resource> result) {
 		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -166,9 +164,9 @@ public class ServletContextResourcePatternResolver extends PathMatchingResourceP
 				JarEntry entry = entries.nextElement();
 				String entryPath = entry.getName();
 				if (getPathMatcher().match(entryPattern, entryPath)) {
-					result.add(new UrlResource(ResourceUtils.URL_PROTOCOL_JAR + ":" +
-							ResourceUtils.URL_PROTOCOL_FILE + ":" + jarFilePath +
-							ResourceUtils.JAR_URL_SEPARATOR + entryPath));
+					result.add(new UrlResource(
+							ResourceUtils.URL_PROTOCOL_JAR,
+							ResourceUtils.FILE_URL_PREFIX + jarFilePath + ResourceUtils.JAR_URL_SEPARATOR + entryPath));
 				}
 			}
 		}