javax.activation

Class URLDataSource

java.lang.Object

javax.activation.URLDataSource

All Implemented Interfaces:

DataSource

public class URLDataSource
extends java.lang.Object
implements DataSource

DataSource implementation that retrieves its data from a URL.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
URLDataSource(java.net.URL url) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getContentType() Returns the Content-Type header for the URL.
java.io.InputStream	getInputStream() Returns an input stream from which the data can be read.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the result of getFile of the underlying URL.
java.io.OutputStream	getOutputStream() Returns an output stream to which the data can be written.
java.net.URL	getURL() Returns the underlying URL.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

URLDataSource

public URLDataSource(java.net.URL url)

Constructor. This will not open the connection to the URL.

Method Detail

getContentType

public java.lang.String getContentType()

Returns the Content-Type header for the URL. In the case of failure or lack of such a header, returns "application/octet-stream".

Specified by:

getContentType in interface DataSource

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the result of getFile of the underlying URL.

Specified by:

getName in interface DataSource

getInputStream

public java.io.InputStream getInputStream()
                                   throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: DataSource

Returns an input stream from which the data can be read.

Specified by:

getInputStream in interface DataSource

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getOutputStream

public java.io.OutputStream getOutputStream()
                                     throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: DataSource

Returns an output stream to which the data can be written.

Specified by:

getOutputStream in interface DataSource

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getURL

public java.net.URL getURL()

Returns the underlying URL.