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Thread: Help with url

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    Default Help with url

    Hi. Hope someone can give me a clue.

    I have a java standalone using Eclipse EE. I have an embedded browser which works fine if I throw 'bbc.com' at it.

    I have a text box where the users enters the url. A common entry would be '127.0.0.1:6500'.

    However using URI and URL having no luck and just don't see it. Tried lots of combinations. Any hints very welcome.

    Here my Listener.

    buttonurl.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
            	@Override
                public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
            		URI uri = null;
            		URL url = null;
            		try {
    					uri = new URI(texturl.getText());
    				} catch (URISyntaxException e1) {
    					System.out.println("failed setting uri");
    	        		e1.printStackTrace();
    				}
            		System.out.println(uri.toString());
            		try {
    					url = uri.toURL();
     
    				} catch (MalformedURLException e1) {
    					System.out.println("failed creating url");
    	        		e1.printStackTrace();
    				}
            		browser.setUrl(url.toString());
    		}
            });

    This code even with simple bbc.com gives me the stack trace below. But if I pass bbc.com as a simple string no problem,

    Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URI is not absolute
    at java.net.URI.toURL(Unknown Source)
    at Path01class$31.widgetSelected(Path01class.java:156 6)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent( TypedListener.java:248)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Event Table.java:84)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Display. java:4353)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.ja va:1061)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents( Display.java:4172)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Di splay.java:3761)
    at Path01class.main(Path01class.java:2352)
    bbc.com


    And if I try 127.0.0.1:6500 I get

    java.net.URISyntaxException: Illegal character in scheme name at index 0: 127.0.0.1:6500
    failed setting uri
    Last edited by nigele2; August 25th, 2014 at 02:01 PM. Reason: tipo


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    Default Re: Help with url

    having no luck
    Please copy the full text of the error messages and paste it here.

    Read the API doc for the URL class. Also it has a link to a site that defines what goes in a valid URL.
    The String you show: '127.0.0.1:6500' is missing the protocol.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: Help with url

    Norm many thanks. It's amazing just a little push in the right line of thinking and we are there.

    Having fed the embedded browser simple strings like 'bbc.com' and getting the correct result I thought I should be able to pass '127.0.0.1:6500' as I do with all external browsers. Guess I'll have to write a parser to pick up whatever the users throws in and build to the protocol. But much appreciated and enjoy your day.

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