com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.resolver.helpers

Class FileURL

java.lang.Object

com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.resolver.helpers.FileURL

public abstract class FileURL
extends Object

Static method for dealing with file: URLs.

This class defines a static method that can be used to construct an appropriate file: URL from parts. It's defined here so that it can be reused throught the resolver.

(Yes, I'd rather have called this class FileURI, but given that a jave.net.URL is returned, it seemed...even more confusing.)

Version:

1.0

Author:

Norman Walsh Norman.Walsh@Sun.COM

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	FileURL()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static URL	makeURL(String pathname) Construct a file: URL for a path name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileURL

protected FileURL()

Method Detail

makeURL

public static URL makeURL(String pathname)
                   throws MalformedURLException

Construct a file: URL for a path name.

URLs in the file: scheme can be constructed for paths on the local file system. Several possibilities need to be considered:

• If the path does not begin with a slash, then it is assumed to reside in the users current working directory (System.getProperty("user.dir")).
• On Windows machines, the current working directory uses backslashes (\\, instead of /).
• If the current working directory is "/", don't add an extra slash before the base name.

This method is declared static so that other classes can use it directly.

Parameters:

pathname - The path name component for which to construct a URL.

Returns:

The appropriate file: URL.

Throws:

MalformedURLException - if the pathname can't be turned into a proper URL.