public abstract class FileURL
extends java.lang.Object
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.)
Modifier | Constructor and Description |
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protected |
FileURL() |
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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static java.net.URL |
makeURL(java.lang.String pathname)
Construct a file: URL for a path name.
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public static java.net.URL makeURL(java.lang.String pathname) throws java.net.MalformedURLException
URLs in the file: scheme can be constructed for paths on the local file system. Several possibilities need to be considered:
This method is declared static so that other classes can use it directly.
pathname
- The path name component for which to construct a URL.java.net.MalformedURLException
- if the pathname can't be turned into
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