org.apache.fop.tools
Class URLBuilder

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.fop.tools.URLBuilder

public class URLBuilder

extends Object

This utility class is used to build URLs from Strings. The String can be normal URLs but also just filenames. The filenames get converted to a file URL.

Author:

Jeremias Maerki

Constructor Summary

URLBuilder()

Method Summary

static URL	buildURL(String spec) Build an URL based on a String.
static URL	buildURL(URL baseURL, String spec) Build an URL based on a String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

URLBuilder

public URLBuilder()

Method Detail

buildURL

public static URL buildURL(String spec)
                    throws MalformedURLException

Build an URL based on a String. The String can be a normal URL or a filename. Filenames get automatically converted to to URLs.

Parameters:

spec - A URL or a filename

Returns:

The requested URL

Throws:

MalformedURLException - If spec cannot be converted to a URL.

buildURL

public static URL buildURL(URL baseURL,
                           String spec)
                    throws MalformedURLException

Build an URL based on a String. The String can be a normal URL or a filename. Filenames get automatically converted to to URLs.

Parameters:

baseURL - Base URL for relative paths

spec - A URL or a filename

Returns:

The requested URL

Throws:

MalformedURLException - If spec cannot be converted to a URL.