ProGAL.io
Class WebIOToolbox

java.lang.Object
  ProGAL.io.WebIOToolbox

public class WebIOToolbox
extends java.lang.Object

A wrapper class for static web input/output methods.

Author:

R. Fonseca

Constructor Summary

WebIOToolbox()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String

downloadFile(java.lang.String urlString) Downloads an online document to a temporary file and returns its path.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

WebIOToolbox

public WebIOToolbox()

Method Detail

downloadFile

public static java.lang.String downloadFile(java.lang.String urlString)

Downloads an online document to a temporary file and returns its path. While the file is being downloaded a dialog box is shown indicating the URL. When the thread exits the temporary file is removed. If anything goes wrong a stack-trace is printed and a RuntimeException is thrown.