Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /******************************************************************************* * Copyright 2013 PAR Works, Inc * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. ******************************************************************************/ import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; import java.net.URL; public class Main { /** * Gets an image from a url and returns it as an inputstream. * @param url The absolute url of the image * @return an inputstream containing the image */ public static InputStream getImageStream(String url) { try { return getImageStream(new URL(url)); } catch (Exception e) { throw new RuntimeException(e); } } /** * Gets an image from a url and returns it as an inputstream. * @param url The absolute url of the image * @return an inputstream containing the image */ public static InputStream getImageStream(URL stringUrl) { InputStream input = null; try { input = stringUrl.openConnection().getInputStream(); } catch (IOException e) { throw new RuntimeException(e); } return input; } }