lava.io
Class UrlInputStream

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.io.InputStream
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        +--java.io.FilterInputStream
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              +--lava.io.UrlInputStream

public class UrlInputStream

extends java.io.FilterInputStream

Reads from URL-specified source.

Details: This is a convenience class that allows quick creation of an InputStream from a URL string. Simply pass the URL to the constructor and the newly constructed instance is an input stream that reads from the resulting URL.

Fields inherited from class java.io.FilterInputStream

in

Constructor Summary

UrlInputStream(java.lang.String url)
Sets source URL.

Methods inherited from class java.io.FilterInputStream

available, close, mark, markSupported, read, read, read, reset, skip

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

UrlInputStream

public UrlInputStream(java.lang.String url)
               throws java.io.IOException

Sets source URL.

Details: This constructor sets the URL of the resource from which this InputStream reads.

Parameters:

url - the URL

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if the resource cannot be read