Java URL Create convertToURL(String host)

Description

Convert a path to a url.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
host	the host address

Return

the equivalent url

Declaration

public static URL convertToURL(String host) throws IllegalArgumentException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* //  w w  w  . j  av  a2  s.  c o  m
 * Copyright 2004 Apache Software Foundation
 * 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.net.URL;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Convert a path to a url.
     * @param host the host address
     * @return the equivalent url
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the path cannot 
     *   be converted to a url
     */
    public static URL convertToURL(String host) throws IllegalArgumentException {
        try {
            return new URL(host);
        } catch (Throwable e) {
            final String error = "Unable to convert a supplied host spec to a url: " + host;
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(error);
        }
    }
}

Related

1. concatUrl(final URL baseUrl, final String extraPath)
2. concaturl(final URL p_base, final String p_string)
3. constructURL(URL base, String url, boolean stripRef)
4. constructURLQueryString(Map urlParameters)
5. constructURLString(Map parameters)
6. convertToURL(String url)
7. convertToUrl(String[] paths)
8. convertToURLs(String[] hosts)
9. createURL(final String address)