- Direct Known Subclasses:
- HttpURLConnection,- JarURLConnection
URLConnection is the superclass
 of all classes that represent a communications link between the
 application and a URL. Instances of this class can be used both to
 read from and to write to the resource referenced by the URL.
 In general, creating a connection to a URL is a multistep process:
- The connection object is created by invoking the
     openConnectionmethod on a URL.
- The setup parameters and general request properties are manipulated.
- The actual connection to the remote object is made, using the
    connectmethod.
- The remote object becomes available. The header fields and the contents of the remote object can be accessed.
The setup parameters are modified using the following methods:
- setAllowUserInteraction
- setDoInput
- setDoOutput
- setIfModifiedSince
- setUseCaches
and the general request properties are modified using the method:
- setRequestProperty
 Default values for the AllowUserInteraction and
 UseCaches parameters can be set using the methods
 setDefaultAllowUserInteraction and
 setDefaultUseCaches.
 
 Each of the above set methods has a corresponding
 get method to retrieve the value of the parameter or
 general request property. The specific parameters and general
 request properties that are applicable are protocol specific.
 
The following methods are used to access the header fields and the contents after the connection is made to the remote object:
- getContent
- getHeaderField
- getInputStream
- getOutputStream
Certain header fields are accessed frequently. The methods:
- getContentEncoding
- getContentLength
- getContentType
- getDate
- getExpiration
- getLastModified
 provide convenient access to these fields. The
 getContentType method is used by the
 getContent method to determine the type of the remote
 object; subclasses may find it convenient to override the
 getContentType method.
 
 In the common case, all of the pre-connection parameters and
 general request properties can be ignored: the pre-connection
 parameters and request properties default to sensible values. For
 most clients of this interface, there are only two interesting
 methods: getInputStream and getContent,
 which are mirrored in the URL class by convenience methods.
 
 More information on the request properties and header fields of
 an http connection can be found at:
 
Invoking thehttp://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt
close() methods on the InputStream or OutputStream of an
 URLConnection after a request may free network resources associated with this
 instance, unless particular protocol specifications specify different behaviours
 for it.- Since:
- 1.0
- External Specifications
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Field SummaryFieldsModifier and TypeFieldDescriptionprotected booleanIftrue, thisURLis being examined in a context in which it makes sense to allow user interactions such as popping up an authentication dialog.protected booleanIffalse, this connection object has not created a communications link to the specified URL.protected booleanThis variable is set by thesetDoInputmethod.protected booleanThis variable is set by thesetDoOutputmethod.protected longSome protocols support skipping the fetching of the object unless the object has been modified more recently than a certain time.protected URLThe URL represents the remote object on the World Wide Web to which this connection is opened.protected booleanIftrue, the protocol is allowed to use caching whenever it can.
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Constructor SummaryConstructorsModifierConstructorDescriptionprotectedURLConnection(URL url) Constructs a URL connection to the specified URL.
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Method SummaryModifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoidaddRequestProperty(String key, String value) Adds a general request property specified by a key-value pair.abstract voidconnect()Opens a communications link to the resource referenced by this URL, if such a connection has not already been established.booleanReturns the value of theallowUserInteractionfield for this object.intReturns setting for connect timeout.Retrieves the contents of this URL connection.getContent(Class<?>[] classes) Retrieves the contents of this URL connection.Returns the value of thecontent-encodingheader field.intReturns the value of thecontent-lengthheader field.longReturns the value of thecontent-lengthheader field as a long.Returns the value of thecontent-typeheader field.longgetDate()Returns the value of thedateheader field.static booleanReturns the default value of theallowUserInteractionfield.static StringDeprecated.The instance specific getRequestProperty method should be used after an appropriate instance of URLConnection is obtained.booleanReturns the default value of aURLConnection'suseCachesflag.static booleangetDefaultUseCaches(String protocol) Returns the default value of theuseCachesflag for the given protocol.booleanReturns the value of thisURLConnection'sdoInputflag.booleanReturns the value of thisURLConnection'sdoOutputflag.longReturns the value of theexpiresheader field.static FileNameMapLoads filename map (a mimetable) from a data file.getHeaderField(int n) Returns the value for thenth header field.getHeaderField(String name) Returns the value of the named header field.longgetHeaderFieldDate(String name, long defaultValue) Returns the value of the named field parsed as date.intgetHeaderFieldInt(String name, int defaultValue) Returns the value of the named field parsed as a number.getHeaderFieldKey(int n) Returns the key for thenth header field.longgetHeaderFieldLong(String name, long defaultValue) Returns the value of the named field parsed as a number.Returns an unmodifiable Map of the header fields.longReturns the value of this object'sifModifiedSincefield.Returns an input stream that reads from this open connection.longReturns the value of thelast-modifiedheader field.Returns an output stream that writes to this connection.Returns a permission object representing the permission necessary to make the connection represented by this object.intReturns setting for read timeout. 0 return implies that the option is disabled (i.e., timeout of infinity).Returns an unmodifiable Map of general request properties for this connection.getRequestProperty(String key) Returns the value of the named general request property for this connection.getURL()Returns the value of thisURLConnection'sURLfield.booleanReturns the value of thisURLConnection'suseCachesfield.static StringguessContentTypeFromName(String fname) Tries to determine the content type of an object, based on the specified "file" component of a URL.static StringTries to determine the type of an input stream based on the characters at the beginning of the input stream.voidsetAllowUserInteraction(boolean allowuserinteraction) Set the value of theallowUserInteractionfield of thisURLConnection.voidsetConnectTimeout(int timeout) Sets a specified timeout value, in milliseconds, to be used when opening a communications link to the resource referenced by this URLConnection.static voidSets theContentHandlerFactoryof an application.static voidsetDefaultAllowUserInteraction(boolean defaultallowuserinteraction) Sets the default value of theallowUserInteractionfield for all futureURLConnectionobjects to the specified value.static voidsetDefaultRequestProperty(String key, String value) Deprecated.The instance specific setRequestProperty method should be used after an appropriate instance of URLConnection is obtained.voidsetDefaultUseCaches(boolean defaultusecaches) Sets the default value of theuseCachesfield to the specified value.static voidsetDefaultUseCaches(String protocol, boolean defaultVal) Sets the default value of theuseCachesfield for the named protocol to the given value.voidsetDoInput(boolean doinput) Sets the value of thedoInputfield for thisURLConnectionto the specified value.voidsetDoOutput(boolean dooutput) Sets the value of thedoOutputfield for thisURLConnectionto the specified value.static voidSets the FileNameMap.voidsetIfModifiedSince(long ifmodifiedsince) Sets the value of theifModifiedSincefield of thisURLConnectionto the specified value.voidsetReadTimeout(int timeout) Sets the read timeout to a specified timeout, in milliseconds.voidsetRequestProperty(String key, String value) Sets the general request property.voidsetUseCaches(boolean usecaches) Sets the value of theuseCachesfield of thisURLConnectionto the specified value.toString()Returns aStringrepresentation of this URL connection.
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Field Details- 
urlThe URL represents the remote object on the World Wide Web to which this connection is opened.The value of this field can be accessed by the getURLmethod.The default value of this variable is the value of the URL argument in the URLConnectionconstructor.- See Also:
 
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doInputprotected boolean doInputThis variable is set by thesetDoInputmethod. Its value is returned by thegetDoInputmethod.A URL connection can be used for input and/or output. Setting the doInputflag totrueindicates that the application intends to read data from the URL connection.The default value of this field is true.- See Also:
 
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doOutputprotected boolean doOutputThis variable is set by thesetDoOutputmethod. Its value is returned by thegetDoOutputmethod.A URL connection can be used for input and/or output. Setting the doOutputflag totrueindicates that the application intends to write data to the URL connection.The default value of this field is false.- See Also:
 
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allowUserInteractionprotected boolean allowUserInteractionIftrue, thisURLis being examined in a context in which it makes sense to allow user interactions such as popping up an authentication dialog. Iffalse, then no user interaction is allowed.The value of this field can be set by the setAllowUserInteractionmethod. Its value is returned by thegetAllowUserInteractionmethod. Its default value is the value of the argument in the last invocation of thesetDefaultAllowUserInteractionmethod.- See Also:
 
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useCachesprotected boolean useCachesIftrue, the protocol is allowed to use caching whenever it can. Iffalse, the protocol must always try to get a fresh copy of the object.This field is set by the setUseCachesmethod. Its value is returned by thegetUseCachesmethod.Its default value is the value given in the last invocation of the setDefaultUseCachesmethod.The default setting may be overridden per protocol with setDefaultUseCaches(String,boolean).- See Also:
 
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ifModifiedSinceprotected long ifModifiedSinceSome protocols support skipping the fetching of the object unless the object has been modified more recently than a certain time.A nonzero value gives a time as the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, GMT. The object is fetched only if it has been modified more recently than that time. This variable is set by the setIfModifiedSincemethod. Its value is returned by thegetIfModifiedSincemethod.The default value of this field is 0, indicating that the fetching must always occur.- See Also:
 
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connectedprotected boolean connectedIffalse, this connection object has not created a communications link to the specified URL. Iftrue, the communications link has been established.
 
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Constructor Details- 
URLConnectionConstructs a URL connection to the specified URL. A connection to the object referenced by the URL is not created.- Parameters:
- url- the specified URL.
 
 
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Method Details- 
getFileNameMapLoads filename map (a mimetable) from a data file. It will first try to load the user-specific table, defined by "content.types.user.table" property. If that fails, it tries to load the default built-in table.- Returns:
- the FileNameMap
- Since:
- 1.2
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setFileNameMapSets the FileNameMap.If there is a security manager, this method first calls the security manager's checkSetFactorymethod to ensure the operation is allowed. This could result in a SecurityException.- Parameters:
- map- the FileNameMap to be set
- Throws:
- SecurityException- if a security manager exists and its- checkSetFactorymethod doesn't allow the operation.
- Since:
- 1.2
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connectOpens a communications link to the resource referenced by this URL, if such a connection has not already been established.If the connectmethod is called when the connection has already been opened (indicated by theconnectedfield having the valuetrue), the call is ignored.URLConnection objects go through two phases: first they are created, then they are connected. After being created, and before being connected, various options can be specified (e.g., doInput and UseCaches). After connecting, it is an error to try to set them. Operations that depend on being connected, like getContentLength, will implicitly perform the connection, if necessary. - Throws:
- SocketTimeoutException- if the timeout expires before the connection can be established
- IOException- if an I/O error occurs while opening the connection.
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setConnectTimeoutpublic void setConnectTimeout(int timeout) Sets a specified timeout value, in milliseconds, to be used when opening a communications link to the resource referenced by this URLConnection. If the timeout expires before the connection can be established, a java.net.SocketTimeoutException is raised. A timeout of zero is interpreted as an infinite timeout.Some non-standard implementation of this method may ignore the specified timeout. To see the connect timeout set, please call getConnectTimeout(). - Parameters:
- timeout- an- intthat specifies the connect timeout value in milliseconds
- Throws:
- IllegalArgumentException- if the timeout parameter is negative
- Since:
- 1.5
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getConnectTimeoutpublic int getConnectTimeout()Returns setting for connect timeout.0 return implies that the option is disabled (i.e., timeout of infinity). - Returns:
- an intthat indicates the connect timeout value in milliseconds
- Since:
- 1.5
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setReadTimeoutpublic void setReadTimeout(int timeout) Sets the read timeout to a specified timeout, in milliseconds. A non-zero value specifies the timeout when reading from Input stream when a connection is established to a resource. If the timeout expires before there is data available for read, a java.net.SocketTimeoutException is raised. A timeout of zero is interpreted as an infinite timeout.Some non-standard implementation of this method ignores the specified timeout. To see the read timeout set, please call getReadTimeout(). - Parameters:
- timeout- an- intthat specifies the timeout value to be used in milliseconds
- Throws:
- IllegalArgumentException- if the timeout parameter is negative
- Since:
- 1.5
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getReadTimeoutpublic int getReadTimeout()Returns setting for read timeout. 0 return implies that the option is disabled (i.e., timeout of infinity).- Returns:
- an intthat indicates the read timeout value in milliseconds
- Since:
- 1.5
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getURLReturns the value of thisURLConnection'sURLfield.- Returns:
- the value of this URLConnection'sURLfield.
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getContentLengthpublic int getContentLength()Returns the value of thecontent-lengthheader field.Note: getContentLengthLong()should be preferred over this method, since it returns alonginstead and is therefore more portable.- Returns:
- the content length of the resource that this connection's URL
          references, -1if the content length is not known, or if the content length is greater than Integer.MAX_VALUE.
 
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getContentLengthLongpublic long getContentLengthLong()Returns the value of thecontent-lengthheader field as a long.- Returns:
- the content length of the resource that this connection's URL
          references, or -1if the content length is not known.
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- 1.7
 
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getContentTypeReturns the value of thecontent-typeheader field.- Returns:
- the content type of the resource that the URL references,
          or nullif not known.
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getContentEncodingReturns the value of thecontent-encodingheader field.- Returns:
- the content encoding of the resource that the URL references,
          or nullif not known.
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getExpirationpublic long getExpiration()Returns the value of theexpiresheader field.- Returns:
- the expiration date of the resource that this URL references, or 0 if not known. The value is the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 GMT.
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getDatepublic long getDate()Returns the value of thedateheader field.- Returns:
- the sending date of the resource that the URL references,
          or 0if not known. The value returned is the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 GMT.
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getLastModifiedpublic long getLastModified()Returns the value of thelast-modifiedheader field. The result is the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 GMT.- Returns:
- the date the resource referenced by this
          URLConnectionwas last modified, or 0 if not known.
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getHeaderFieldReturns the value of the named header field.If called on a connection that sets the same header multiple times with possibly different values, only the last value is returned. - Parameters:
- name- the name of a header field.
- Returns:
- the value of the named header field, or nullif there is no such field in the header.
 
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getHeaderFieldsReturns an unmodifiable Map of the header fields. The Map keys are Strings that represent the response-header field names. Each Map value is an unmodifiable List of Strings that represents the corresponding field values. This method is overridden by the subclasses ofURLConnection. In the implementation of these methods, if a given key has multiple corresponding values, they must be returned in the order they were added, preserving the insertion-order.- Implementation Requirements:
- The default implementation of this method returns an empty map always.
- Returns:
- a Map of header fields
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- 1.4
 
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getHeaderFieldIntReturns the value of the named field parsed as a number.This form of getHeaderFieldexists because some connection types (e.g.,http-ng) have pre-parsed headers. Classes for that connection type can override this method and short-circuit the parsing.- Parameters:
- name- the name of the header field.
- defaultValue- the default value.
- Returns:
- the value of the named field, parsed as an integer. The
          defaultValuevalue is returned if the field is missing or malformed.
 
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getHeaderFieldLongReturns the value of the named field parsed as a number.This form of getHeaderFieldexists because some connection types (e.g.,http-ng) have pre-parsed headers. Classes for that connection type can override this method and short-circuit the parsing.- Parameters:
- name- the name of the header field.
- defaultValue- the default value.
- Returns:
- the value of the named field, parsed as a long. The
          defaultValuevalue is returned if the field is missing or malformed.
- Since:
- 1.7
 
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getHeaderFieldDateReturns the value of the named field parsed as date. The result is the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 GMT represented by the named field.This form of getHeaderFieldexists because some connection types (e.g.,http-ng) have pre-parsed headers. Classes for that connection type can override this method and short-circuit the parsing.- Parameters:
- name- the name of the header field.
- defaultValue- a default value.
- Returns:
- the value of the field, parsed as a date. The value of the
          defaultValueargument is returned if the field is missing or malformed.
 
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getHeaderFieldKeyReturns the key for thenth header field. Some implementations may treat the0th header field as special, in which case,getHeaderField(0)may return some value, butgetHeaderFieldKey(0)returnsnull. Forn > 0it returnsnullif there are fewer thann+1fields.- Parameters:
- n- an index, where- n>=0
- Returns:
- the key for the nth header field, ornullif there are fewer thann+1fields whenn > 0.
 
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getHeaderFieldReturns the value for thenth header field. It returnsnullif there are fewer thann+1fields.This method can be used in conjunction with the getHeaderFieldKeymethod to iterate through all the headers in the message.- Parameters:
- n- an index, where- n>=0
- Returns:
- the value of the nth header field ornullif there are fewer thann+1fields
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getContentRetrieves the contents of this URL connection.This method first determines the content type of the object by calling the getContentTypemethod. If this is the first time that the application has seen that specific content type, a content handler for that content type is created.This is done as follows: - If the application has set up a content handler factory instance
     using the setContentHandlerFactorymethod, thecreateContentHandlermethod of that instance is called with the content type as an argument; the result is a content handler for that content type.
- If no ContentHandlerFactoryhas yet been set up, or if the factory'screateContentHandlermethod returnsnull, then the ServiceLoader mechanism is used to locate ContentHandlerFactory implementations using the system class loader. The order that factories are located is implementation specific, and an implementation is free to cache the located factories. A ServiceConfigurationError,ErrororRuntimeExceptionthrown from thecreateContentHandler, if encountered, will be propagated to the calling thread. ThecreateContentHandlermethod of each factory, if instantiated, is invoked, with the content type, until a factory returns non-null, or all factories have been exhausted.
- Failing that, this method tries to load a content handler
     class as defined by ContentHandler. If the class does not exist, or is not a subclass ofContentHandler, then anUnknownServiceExceptionis thrown.
 - Returns:
- the object fetched. The instanceofoperator should be used to determine the specific kind of object returned.
- Throws:
- IOException- if an I/O error occurs while getting the content.
- UnknownServiceException- if the protocol does not support the content type.
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     using the 
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getContentRetrieves the contents of this URL connection.- Parameters:
- classes- the- Classarray indicating the requested types
- Returns:
- the object fetched that is the first match of the type
               specified in the classes array. null if none of
               the requested types are supported.
               The instanceofoperator should be used to determine the specific kind of object returned.
- Throws:
- IOException- if an I/O error occurs while getting the content.
- UnknownServiceException- if the protocol does not support the content type.
- Since:
- 1.3
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getPermissionReturns a permission object representing the permission necessary to make the connection represented by this object. This method returns null if no permission is required to make the connection. By default, this method returnsjava.security.AllPermission. Subclasses should override this method and return the permission that best represents the permission required to make a connection to the URL. For example, aURLConnectionrepresenting afile:URL would return ajava.io.FilePermissionobject.The permission returned may dependent upon the state of the connection. For example, the permission before connecting may be different from that after connecting. For example, an HTTP sever, say foo.com, may redirect the connection to a different host, say bar.com. Before connecting the permission returned by the connection will represent the permission needed to connect to foo.com, while the permission returned after connecting will be to bar.com. Permissions are generally used for two purposes: to protect caches of objects obtained through URLConnections, and to check the right of a recipient to learn about a particular URL. In the first case, the permission should be obtained after the object has been obtained. For example, in an HTTP connection, this will represent the permission to connect to the host from which the data was ultimately fetched. In the second case, the permission should be obtained and tested before connecting. - Returns:
- the permission object representing the permission necessary to make the connection represented by this URLConnection.
- Throws:
- IOException- if the computation of the permission requires network or file I/O and an exception occurs while computing it.
 
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getInputStreamReturns an input stream that reads from this open connection. A SocketTimeoutException can be thrown when reading from the returned input stream if the read timeout expires before data is available for read.- API Note:
- The InputStreamreturned by this method can wrap anInflaterInputStream, whoseread(byte[], int, int)method can modify any element of the output buffer.
- Returns:
- an input stream that reads from this open connection.
- Throws:
- IOException- if an I/O error occurs while creating the input stream.
- UnknownServiceException- if the protocol does not support input.
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getOutputStreamReturns an output stream that writes to this connection.- Returns:
- an output stream that writes to this connection.
- Throws:
- IOException- if an I/O error occurs while creating the output stream.
- UnknownServiceException- if the protocol does not support output.
 
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toStringReturns aStringrepresentation of this URL connection.
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setDoInputpublic void setDoInput(boolean doinput) Sets the value of thedoInputfield for thisURLConnectionto the specified value.A URL connection can be used for input and/or output. Set the doInput flag to true if you intend to use the URL connection for input, false if not. The default is true. - Parameters:
- doinput- the new value.
- Throws:
- IllegalStateException- if already connected
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getDoInputpublic boolean getDoInput()Returns the value of thisURLConnection'sdoInputflag.- Returns:
- the value of this URLConnection'sdoInputflag.
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setDoOutputpublic void setDoOutput(boolean dooutput) Sets the value of thedoOutputfield for thisURLConnectionto the specified value.A URL connection can be used for input and/or output. Set the doOutput flag to true if you intend to use the URL connection for output, false if not. The default is false. - Parameters:
- dooutput- the new value.
- Throws:
- IllegalStateException- if already connected
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getDoOutputpublic boolean getDoOutput()Returns the value of thisURLConnection'sdoOutputflag.- Returns:
- the value of this URLConnection'sdoOutputflag.
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setAllowUserInteractionpublic void setAllowUserInteraction(boolean allowuserinteraction) Set the value of theallowUserInteractionfield of thisURLConnection.- Parameters:
- allowuserinteraction- the new value.
- Throws:
- IllegalStateException- if already connected
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getAllowUserInteractionpublic boolean getAllowUserInteraction()Returns the value of theallowUserInteractionfield for this object.- Returns:
- the value of the allowUserInteractionfield for this object.
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setDefaultAllowUserInteractionpublic static void setDefaultAllowUserInteraction(boolean defaultallowuserinteraction) Sets the default value of theallowUserInteractionfield for all futureURLConnectionobjects to the specified value.- Parameters:
- defaultallowuserinteraction- the new value.
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getDefaultAllowUserInteractionpublic static boolean getDefaultAllowUserInteraction()Returns the default value of theallowUserInteractionfield.This default is "sticky", being a part of the static state of all URLConnections. This flag applies to the next, and all following URLConnections that are created. - Returns:
- the default value of the allowUserInteractionfield.
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setUseCachespublic void setUseCaches(boolean usecaches) Sets the value of theuseCachesfield of thisURLConnectionto the specified value.Some protocols do caching of documents. Occasionally, it is important to be able to "tunnel through" and ignore the caches (e.g., the "reload" button in a browser). If the UseCaches flag on a connection is true, the connection is allowed to use whatever caches it can. If false, caches are to be ignored. The default value comes from defaultUseCaches, which defaults to true. A default value can also be set per-protocol using setDefaultUseCaches(String,boolean).- Parameters:
- usecaches- a- booleanindicating whether or not to allow caching
- Throws:
- IllegalStateException- if already connected
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getUseCachespublic boolean getUseCaches()Returns the value of thisURLConnection'suseCachesfield.- Returns:
- the value of this URLConnection'suseCachesfield.
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setIfModifiedSincepublic void setIfModifiedSince(long ifmodifiedsince) Sets the value of theifModifiedSincefield of thisURLConnectionto the specified value.- Parameters:
- ifmodifiedsince- the new value.
- Throws:
- IllegalStateException- if already connected
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getIfModifiedSincepublic long getIfModifiedSince()Returns the value of this object'sifModifiedSincefield.- Returns:
- the value of this object's ifModifiedSincefield.
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getDefaultUseCachespublic boolean getDefaultUseCaches()Returns the default value of aURLConnection'suseCachesflag.This default is "sticky", being a part of the static state of all URLConnections. This flag applies to the next, and all following URLConnections that are created. This default value can be over-ridden per protocol using setDefaultUseCaches(String,boolean)- Returns:
- the default value of a URLConnection'suseCachesflag.
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setDefaultUseCachespublic void setDefaultUseCaches(boolean defaultusecaches) Sets the default value of theuseCachesfield to the specified value. This default value can be over-ridden per protocol usingsetDefaultUseCaches(String,boolean)- Parameters:
- defaultusecaches- the new value.
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setDefaultUseCachesSets the default value of theuseCachesfield for the named protocol to the given value. This value overrides any default setting set bysetDefaultUseCaches(boolean)for the given protocol. Successive calls to this method change the setting and affect the default value for all future connections of that protocol. The protocol name is case insensitive.- Parameters:
- protocol- the protocol to set the default for
- defaultVal- whether caching is enabled by default for the given protocol
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- 9
 
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getDefaultUseCachesReturns the default value of theuseCachesflag for the given protocol. IfsetDefaultUseCaches(String,boolean)was called for the given protocol, then that value is returned. Otherwise, ifsetDefaultUseCaches(boolean)was called, then that value is returned. If neither method was called, the return value istrue. The protocol name is case insensitive.- Parameters:
- protocol- the protocol whose defaultUseCaches setting is required
- Returns:
- the default value of the useCachesflag for the given protocol.
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- 9
 
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setRequestPropertySets the general request property. If a property with the key already exists, overwrite its value with the new value.NOTE: HTTP requires all request properties which can legally have multiple instances with the same key to use a comma-separated list syntax which enables multiple properties to be appended into a single property. - Parameters:
- key- the keyword by which the request is known (e.g., "- Accept").
- value- the value associated with it.
- Throws:
- IllegalStateException- if already connected
- NullPointerException- if key is- null
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addRequestPropertyAdds a general request property specified by a key-value pair. This method will not overwrite existing values associated with the same key. This method could be a no-op if appending a value to the map is not supported by the protocol being used in a given subclass.- Parameters:
- key- the keyword by which the request is known (e.g., "- Accept").
- value- the value associated with it.
- Throws:
- IllegalStateException- if already connected
- NullPointerException- if key is null
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- 1.4
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getRequestPropertyReturns the value of the named general request property for this connection.- Parameters:
- key- the keyword by which the request is known (e.g., "Accept").
- Returns:
- the value of the named general request property for this connection. If key is null, then null is returned.
- Throws:
- IllegalStateException- if already connected
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getRequestPropertiesReturns an unmodifiable Map of general request properties for this connection. The Map keys are Strings that represent the request-header field names. Each Map value is a unmodifiable List of Strings that represents the corresponding field values. If multiple values for a given key are added via theaddRequestProperty(String, String)method, these values will be returned in the order they were added. This method must preserve the insertion order of such values. The default implementation of this method preserves the insertion order when multiple values are added for a given key. The values are returned in the order they were added.- Returns:
- a Map of the general request properties for this connection.
- Throws:
- IllegalStateException- if already connected
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- 1.4
 
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setDefaultRequestPropertyDeprecated.The instance specific setRequestProperty method should be used after an appropriate instance of URLConnection is obtained. Invoking this method will have no effect.Sets the default value of a general request property. When aURLConnectionis created, it is initialized with these properties.- Parameters:
- key- the keyword by which the request is known (e.g., "- Accept").
- value- the value associated with the key.
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getDefaultRequestPropertyDeprecated.The instance specific getRequestProperty method should be used after an appropriate instance of URLConnection is obtained.Returns the value of the default request property. Default request properties are set for every connection.- Parameters:
- key- the keyword by which the request is known (e.g., "Accept").
- Returns:
- the value of the default request property for the specified key.
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setContentHandlerFactorySets theContentHandlerFactoryof an application. It can be called at most once by an application.The ContentHandlerFactoryinstance is used to construct a content handler from a content type.If there is a security manager, this method first calls the security manager's checkSetFactorymethod to ensure the operation is allowed. This could result in a SecurityException.- Parameters:
- fac- the desired factory.
- Throws:
- Error- if the factory has already been defined.
- SecurityException- if a security manager exists and its- checkSetFactorymethod doesn't allow the operation.
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guessContentTypeFromNameTries to determine the content type of an object, based on the specified "file" component of a URL. This is a convenience method that can be used by subclasses that override thegetContentTypemethod.- Parameters:
- fname- a filename.
- Returns:
- a guess as to what the content type of the object is, based upon its file name.
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guessContentTypeFromStreamTries to determine the type of an input stream based on the characters at the beginning of the input stream. This method can be used by subclasses that override thegetContentTypemethod.Ideally, this routine would not be needed. But many httpservers return the incorrect content type; in addition, there are many nonstandard extensions. Direct inspection of the bytes to determine the content type is often more accurate than believing the content type claimed by thehttpserver.- Parameters:
- is- an input stream that supports marks.
- Returns:
- a guess at the content type, or nullif none can be determined.
- Throws:
- IOException- if an I/O error occurs while reading the input stream.
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