Class FileURL


  • public abstract class FileURL
    extends java.lang.Object
    Static method for dealing with file: URLs.

    This class defines a static method that can be used to construct an appropriate file: URL from parts. It's defined here so that it can be reused throught the resolver.

    (Yes, I'd rather have called this class FileURI, but given that a jave.net.URL is returned, it seemed...even more confusing.)

    Version:
    1.0
    Author:
    Norman Walsh Norman.Walsh@Sun.COM
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Modifier Constructor Description
      protected FileURL()  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.net.URL makeURL​(java.lang.String pathname)
      Construct a file: URL for a path name.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • FileURL

        protected FileURL()
    • Method Detail

      • makeURL

        public static java.net.URL makeURL​(java.lang.String pathname)
                                    throws java.net.MalformedURLException
        Construct a file: URL for a path name.

        URLs in the file: scheme can be constructed for paths on the local file system. Several possibilities need to be considered:

        • If the path does not begin with a slash, then it is assumed to reside in the users current working directory (System.getProperty("user.dir")).
        • On Windows machines, the current working directory uses backslashes (\\, instead of /).
        • If the current working directory is "/", don't add an extra slash before the base name.

        This method is declared static so that other classes can use it directly.

        Parameters:
        pathname - The path name component for which to construct a URL.
        Returns:
        The appropriate file: URL.
        Throws:
        java.net.MalformedURLException - if the pathname can't be turned into a proper URL.