Package java.net

Class URLStreamHandler

java.lang.Object

java.net.URLStreamHandler

Direct Known Subclasses:

FileHandler, FtpHandler, HttpHandler, JarHandler

public abstract class URLStreamHandler
extends Object

The abstract class URLStreamHandler is the base for all classes which can handle the communication with a URL object over a particular protocol type.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
URLStreamHandler()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected boolean	equals(URL a, URL b)	Returns true if a and b have the same protocol, host, port, file, and reference.
protected int	getDefaultPort()	Returns the default port of the protocol used by the handled URL.
protected InetAddress	getHostAddress(URL url)	Returns the host address of url.
protected int	hashCode(URL url)	Returns the hash code of url.
protected boolean	hostsEqual(URL a, URL b)	Returns true if the hosts of a and b are equal.
protected abstract URLConnection	openConnection(URL u)	Establishes a new connection to the resource specified by the URL u.
protected URLConnection	openConnection(URL u, Proxy proxy)	Establishes a new connection to the resource specified by the URL u using the given proxy.
protected void	parseURL(URL url, String spec, int start, int end)	Parses the clear text URL in str into a URL object.
protected boolean	sameFile(URL a, URL b)	Returns true if a and b have the same protocol, host, port and file.
protected void	setURL(URL u, String protocol, String host, int port, String file, String ref)	Deprecated. Use setURL(URL, String String, int, String, String, String, String, String) instead.
protected void	setURL(URL u, String protocol, String host, int port, String authority, String userInfo, String path, String query, String ref)	Sets the fields of the URL u to the values of the supplied arguments.
protected String	toExternalForm(URL url)	Returns the clear text representation of a given URL using HTTP format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

URLStreamHandler

public URLStreamHandler()

Method Details

openConnection

protected abstract URLConnection openConnection(URL u)
                                         throws IOException

Establishes a new connection to the resource specified by the URL u. Since different protocols also have unique ways of connecting, it must be overwritten by the subclass.

Parameters:

u - the URL to the resource where a connection has to be opened.

Returns:

the opened URLConnection to the specified resource.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs during opening the connection.

openConnection

protected URLConnection openConnection(URL u,
Proxy proxy)
                                throws IOException

Establishes a new connection to the resource specified by the URL u using the given proxy. Since different protocols also have unique ways of connecting, it must be overwritten by the subclass.

Parameters:

u - the URL to the resource where a connection has to be opened.

proxy - the proxy that is used to make the connection.

Returns:

the opened URLConnection to the specified resource.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs during opening the connection.

IllegalArgumentException - if any argument is null or the type of proxy is wrong.

UnsupportedOperationException - if the protocol handler doesn't support this method.

parseURL

protected void parseURL(URL url,
String spec,
int start,
int end)

Parses the clear text URL in str into a URL object. URL strings generally have the following format:

http://www.company.com/java/file1.java#reference

The string is parsed in HTTP format. If the protocol has a different URL format this method must be overridden.

Parameters:

url - the URL to fill in the parsed clear text URL parts.

spec - the URL string that is to be parsed.

start - the string position from where to begin parsing.

end - the string position to stop parsing.

See Also:

toExternalForm(java.net.URL), URL

setURL

@Deprecated
protected void setURL(URL u,
String protocol,
String host,
int port,
String file,
String ref)

Deprecated.

Use setURL(URL, String String, int, String, String, String, String, String) instead.

Sets the fields of the URL u to the values of the supplied arguments.

Parameters:

u - the non-null URL object to be set.

protocol - the protocol.

host - the host name.

port - the port number.

file - the file component.

ref - the reference.

setURL

protected void setURL(URL u,
String protocol,
String host,
int port,
String authority,
String userInfo,
String path,
String query,
String ref)

Sets the fields of the URL u to the values of the supplied arguments.

toExternalForm

protected String toExternalForm(URL url)

Returns the clear text representation of a given URL using HTTP format.

Parameters:

url - the URL object to be converted.

Returns:

the clear text representation of the specified URL.

See Also:

parseURL(java.net.URL, java.lang.String, int, int), URL.toExternalForm()

equals

protected boolean equals(URL a,
URL b)

Returns true if a and b have the same protocol, host, port, file, and reference.

getDefaultPort

protected int getDefaultPort()

Returns the default port of the protocol used by the handled URL. The default implementation always returns -1.

getHostAddress

protected InetAddress getHostAddress(URL url)

Returns the host address of url.

hashCode

protected int hashCode(URL url)

Returns the hash code of url.

hostsEqual

protected boolean hostsEqual(URL a,
URL b)

Returns true if the hosts of a and b are equal.

sameFile

protected boolean sameFile(URL a,
URL b)

Returns true if a and b have the same protocol, host, port and file.