cs1705.web
Class WebUtilities

java.lang.Object
  cs1705.web.WebUtilities

public class WebUtilities
extends Object

This class provides static utility methods that streamline some web-related operations.

Version:

2007.10.11

Author:

Stephen Edwards

Method Summary

static String	urlEncode(String content) Encodes a string for use in a URL.
static URL	urlFor(String url) Creates a URL object from a string, without throwing declared exceptions.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

urlEncode

public static String urlEncode(String content)

Encodes a string for use in a URL. This operation wraps the behavior of URLEncoder.encode(String,String), using a UTF-8 encoding and turning any exceptions into RuntimeExceptions.

Parameters:

content - The string to encode

Returns:

The URL-encoded version of the parameter

urlFor

public static URL urlFor(String url)

Creates a URL object from a string, without throwing declared exceptions. This wrapper simplifies creation of URL objects in student code by eliminating the need for explicit try/catch blocks if you just want to create a new URL object.

Parameters:

url - The url as a string

Returns:

The new URL object for the given address