org.ow2.util.url
Class URLUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.ow2.util.url.URLUtils

public final class URLUtils
extends java.lang.Object

This class is used to :

• - get a File from an URL
• - get an URL from a file

In fact, when there are spaces in a directory name, file.toURL() doesn't escape spaces into %20, this is why this class will help.
This class has to be used both for encoding and decoding URL.
There are methods with checked exceptions or unchecked exceptions.

Author:

Florent Benoit

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

FILE_PROTOCOL File protocol.

Method Summary

static java.net.URL	fileToURL(java.io.File file) Gets an URL from a given file.(throws only runtime exception).
static java.net.URL	fileToURL2(java.io.File file) Gets an URL from a given file.
static java.lang.String	shorterName(java.net.URL url) For a given URL, make a shorter name.
static java.io.File	urlToFile(java.net.URL url) Gets a File object for the given URL.
static java.io.File	urlToFile2(java.net.URL url) Gets a File object for the given URL.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

FILE_PROTOCOL

public static final java.lang.String FILE_PROTOCOL

File protocol.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

fileToURL

public static java.net.URL fileToURL(java.io.File file)

Gets an URL from a given file.(throws only runtime exception).

Parameters:

file - the given file

Returns:

the URL that has been built

fileToURL2

public static java.net.URL fileToURL2(java.io.File file)
                               throws URLUtilsException

Gets an URL from a given file.

Parameters:

file - the given file

Returns:

the URL that has been built

Throws:

URLUtilsException - if the URL cannot be get from file.

urlToFile

public static java.io.File urlToFile(java.net.URL url)

Gets a File object for the given URL.

Parameters:

url - the given url.

Returns:

File object

urlToFile2

public static java.io.File urlToFile2(java.net.URL url)
                               throws URLUtilsException

Gets a File object for the given URL.

Parameters:

url - the given url.

Returns:

File object

Throws:

URLUtilsException - if File cannot be get from URL

shorterName

public static java.lang.String shorterName(java.net.URL url)

For a given URL, make a shorter name.

Parameters:

url - the given URL

Returns:

a short name for the given URL