Loading files via HTTP

[amilien]

Hello guys,

I need to load files via HTTP protocol in my app. Could you tell me which classes of which java package should I use? I need to load files from local PC (no URL). I read javadoc for java.io.* but I didn't notice any word concerning 'http' there...

Thanks.

[travishein]

apache commons-httpclient ?

[amilien]

Well, probably you are right, but I'm sure it could be done by means of pure java... what I asks should be quite simple, some standard j2se class should provide this...

[mrmatt1111]

How about something like this?

try
{
   java.net.URL url = new java.net.URL("http://www.mywebsite.com/someplace/test.txt");

   InputStreamReader inStream = new InputStreamReader(url.openStream());
   BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(inStream);

   String line = in.readLine();
   while(line!=null)
   {
      System.out.println(line);
      line = in.readLine();
   }
   inStream.close();
}
catch(Exception e)
{
   e.printStackTrace();
}

[amilien]

Thanks mrmatt1111!

Two questions:
1. Will it work if I mention in URL path on my local PC like "C:\example\file.txt"?
2. Will it be still HTTP used during file loading?

[mrmatt1111]

java.net.URL url = new java.net.URL("file:///c:/example/file.txt");