org.exolab.adaptx.net
Class URILocation

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.exolab.adaptx.net.URILocation

Direct Known Subclasses:

URILocationImpl

public abstract class URILocation

extends java.lang.Object

An interface for handling URIs

Author:

Keith Visco

Constructor Summary

URILocation()

Method Summary

abstract java.lang.String	getAbsoluteURI() Returns the absolute URI for this URILocation
abstract java.lang.String	getBaseURI() Returns the base location of this URILocation.
abstract java.io.Reader	getReader() Returns a Reader for the resource represented by this URILocation.
abstract java.lang.String	getRelativeURI() Returns the relative URI for this URILocation
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the String representation of this URILocation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

URILocation

public URILocation()

Method Detail

getAbsoluteURI

public abstract java.lang.String getAbsoluteURI()

Returns the absolute URI for this URILocation

Returns:

the absolute URI for this URILocation

See Also:

getRelativeURI, getBaseURI

getBaseURI

public abstract java.lang.String getBaseURI()

Returns the base location of this URILocation. If this URILocation is an URL, the base location will be equivalent to the document base for the URL.

Returns:

the base location of this URILocation

See Also:

getAbsoluteURI, getRelativeURI

getReader

public abstract java.io.Reader getReader()
                                  throws java.io.IOException

Returns a Reader for the resource represented by this URILocation.

Returns:

a Reader for the resource represented by this URILocation

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getRelativeURI

public abstract java.lang.String getRelativeURI()

Returns the relative URI for this URILocation

Returns:

the relative URI for this URILocation

See Also:

getAbsoluteURI, getBaseURI

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the String representation of this URILocation.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the String representation of this URILocation