auxtestlib

Class WebGetter

java.lang.Object

auxtestlib.WebGetter

public final class WebGetter
extends Object

Class that obtains data from the web. Code initially copied (and later changed) from http://www.devdaily.com/blog/post/java/jget-something-like-wget

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	get(String url) Obtains the text at a given URL.
static byte[]	getBinary(String url) Obtains a URL as binary data.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getBinary

public static byte[] getBinary(String url)
                        throws Exception

Obtains a URL as binary data.

Parameters:

url - the URL

Returns:

the data

Throws:

Exception - failed to obtain the data

get

public static String get(String url)
                  throws Exception

Obtains the text at a given URL.

Parameters:

url - the URL to retrieve

Returns:

the URL's text

Throws:

Exception - failed to obtain the text at the URL