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More interesting is to access a URL and process the information there!
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This is done using streams:
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There are methods in class URL --
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InputStream in = instanceofURL.openStream(); // opens an InputStream associated with given url
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More general is instanceofURL.openConnection() establishes a general connection and returns an instance of class URLConnection
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This provides most general HTTP connectivity and indeed has some advantages over sockets as these are subject to special security restrictions in Netscape's current implementation
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Note that one can connect not just to HTML files but also to CGI scripts i.e. programs at server and so obtain flexible connectivity
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