org.apache.fop.tools
Class URLBuilder

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

public class URLBuilder

extends java.lang.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

URLBuilder

public URLBuilder()

buildURL

public static java.net.URL buildURL(java.lang.String spec)
                             throws java.net.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:

java.net.MalformedURLException - If spec cannot be converted to a URL.

buildURL

public static java.net.URL buildURL(java.net.URL baseURL,
                                    java.lang.String spec)
                             throws java.net.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:

java.net.MalformedURLException - If spec cannot be converted to a URL.