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GetURL.javaAPI DocExample2011Sat Jan 24 10:44:26 GMT 2004je3.net

GetURL

public class GetURL extends Object
This simple program uses the URL class and its openStream() method to download the contents of a URL and copy them to a file or to the console.

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public static voidmain(java.lang.String[] args)

        InputStream in = null;   
        OutputStream out = null;
        try {
            // Check the arguments
            if ((args.length != 1)&& (args.length != 2)) 
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Wrong number of args");
	    
            // Set up the streams
            URL url = new URL(args[0]);   // Create the URL
            in = url.openStream();        // Open a stream to it
            if (args.length == 2)         // Get an appropriate output stream
                out = new FileOutputStream(args[1]);
            else out = System.out;
	    
            // Now copy bytes from the URL to the output stream
            byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
            int bytes_read;
            while((bytes_read = in.read(buffer)) != -1)
                out.write(buffer, 0, bytes_read);
	}
        // On exceptions, print error message and usage message.
        catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println(e);
            System.err.println("Usage: java GetURL <URL> [<filename>]");
        }
        finally {  // Always close the streams, no matter what.
            try { in.close();  out.close(); } catch (Exception e) {}
        }