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Android APIs
public final class

URLUtil

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.webkit.URLUtil

Summary

Public Constructors
URLUtil ()
Public Methods
static String composeSearchUrl ( String inQuery, String template, String queryPlaceHolder)
static byte[] decode (byte[] url)
final static String guessFileName ( String url, String contentDisposition, String mimeType)
Guesses canonical filename that a download would have, using the URL and contentDisposition.
static String guessUrl ( String inUrl)
Cleans up (if possible) user-entered web addresses
static boolean isAboutUrl ( String url)
static boolean isAssetUrl ( String url)
static boolean isContentUrl ( String url)
static boolean isCookielessProxyUrl ( String url)
This method was deprecated in API level 3. Cookieless proxy is no longer supported.
static boolean isDataUrl ( String url)
static boolean isFileUrl ( String url)
static boolean isHttpUrl ( String url)
static boolean isHttpsUrl ( String url)
static boolean isJavaScriptUrl ( String url)
static boolean isNetworkUrl ( String url)
static boolean isValidUrl ( String url)
static String stripAnchor ( String url)
Strips the url of the anchor.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public URLUtil ()

Added in API level 1

Public Methods

public static String composeSearchUrl ( String inQuery, String template, String queryPlaceHolder)

Added in API level 1

public static byte[] decode (byte[] url)

Added in API level 1

Throws
IllegalArgumentException

public static final String guessFileName ( String url, String contentDisposition, String mimeType)

Added in API level 1

Guesses canonical filename that a download would have, using the URL and contentDisposition. File extension, if not defined, is added based on the mimetype

Parameters
url Url to the content
contentDisposition Content-Disposition HTTP header or null
mimeType Mime-type of the content or null
Returns
  • suggested filename

public static String guessUrl ( String inUrl)

Added in API level 1

Cleans up (if possible) user-entered web addresses

public static boolean isAboutUrl ( String url)

Added in API level 1

Returns
  • True iff the url is an about: url.

public static boolean isAssetUrl ( String url)

Added in API level 1

Returns
  • True iff the url is an asset file.

public static boolean isContentUrl ( String url)

Added in API level 1

Returns
  • True iff the url is a content: url.

public static boolean isCookielessProxyUrl ( String url)

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 3.
Cookieless proxy is no longer supported.

Returns
  • True iff the url is a proxy url to allow cookieless network requests from a file url.

public static boolean isDataUrl ( String url)

Added in API level 1

Returns
  • True iff the url is a data: url.

public static boolean isFileUrl ( String url)

Added in API level 1

Returns
  • True iff the url is a local file.

public static boolean isHttpUrl ( String url)

Added in API level 1

Returns
  • True iff the url is an http: url.

public static boolean isHttpsUrl ( String url)

Added in API level 1

Returns
  • True iff the url is an https: url.

public static boolean isJavaScriptUrl ( String url)

Added in API level 1

Returns
  • True iff the url is a javascript: url.

public static boolean isNetworkUrl ( String url)

Added in API level 1

Returns
  • True iff the url is a network url.

public static boolean isValidUrl ( String url)

Added in API level 1

Returns
  • True iff the url is valid.

public static String stripAnchor ( String url)

Added in API level 1

Strips the url of the anchor.