System.out.println("Got Headline Request For: " + symbol);
Vector v = new Vector();
try
{
int symbolLen = symbol.length();
String path =
"http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=" + symbol + "&d=v1";
URL url = new URL(path);
DataInputStream pis = new DataInputStream(url.openStream());
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
String some;
while ((some = pis.readLine()) != null)
{
sb.append(some + "\n");
}
String contents = new String(sb);
// ok, now I want to start parsing
int idx = contents.indexOf("<!-- Yahoo TimeStamp");
idx++;
contents = contents.substring(idx);
while (true) {
idx = contents.indexOf("<a");
contents = contents.substring(idx);
idx = contents.indexOf(">") + 1;
contents = contents.substring(idx);
idx = 0;
int idx2 = contents.indexOf("</a>");
String hline = contents.substring(idx, idx2);
String endit = "<font face=arial size=-1>" + symbol
+ "</font>";
if (hline.equals(endit))
break;
// is the symbol crap?
if (hline.startsWith("<img")) {
throw new Exception("Invalid Stock Symbol ("
+ symbol + ")");
}
// get rid of stuff in brackets
int br1 = hline.indexOf("[");
while (br1 != -1) {
int br2 = hline.indexOf("]");
if (br2 != -1) {
sb = new StringBuffer(hline);
sb.delete(br1, br2 + 1);
hline = sb.toString();
}
br1 = hline.indexOf("[");
}
hline = hline.trim();
//System.out.println("Headline:" + hline);
v.add(hline);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
throw e;
//System.out.println(e);
}
return v;
