Class URLTransfer


public class URLTransfer extends ByteArrayTransfer
The class URLTransfer provides a platform specific mechanism for converting text in URL format represented as a java String to a platform specific representation of the data and vice versa. The string must contain a fully specified url.

An example of a java String containing a URL is shown below:

     String url = "http://www.eclipse.org";
 
Since:
1.3
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  • Method Details

    • getInstance

      public static URLTransfer getInstance()
      Returns the singleton instance of the URLTransfer class.
      Returns:
      the singleton instance of the URLTransfer class
    • javaToNative

      public void javaToNative(Object object, TransferData transferData)
      This implementation of javaToNative converts a URL represented by a java String to a platform specific representation.
      Overrides:
      javaToNative in class ByteArrayTransfer
      Parameters:
      object - a java String containing a URL
      transferData - an empty TransferData object that will be filled in on return with the platform specific format of the data
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    • nativeToJava

      public Object nativeToJava(TransferData transferData)
      This implementation of nativeToJava converts a platform specific representation of a URL to a java String.
      Overrides:
      nativeToJava in class ByteArrayTransfer
      Parameters:
      transferData - the platform specific representation of the data to be converted
      Returns:
      a java String containing a URL if the conversion was successful; otherwise null
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    • getTypeIds

      protected int[] getTypeIds()
      Description copied from class: Transfer
      Returns the platform specific ids of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.
      Specified by:
      getTypeIds in class Transfer
      Returns:
      the platform specific ids of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent
    • getTypeNames

      protected String[] getTypeNames()
      Description copied from class: Transfer
      Returns the platform specific names of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.
      Specified by:
      getTypeNames in class Transfer
      Returns:
      the platform specific names of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.
    • validate

      protected boolean validate(Object object)
      Description copied from class: Transfer
      Test that the object is of the correct format for this Transfer class.
      Overrides:
      validate in class Transfer
      Parameters:
      object - a java representation of the data to be converted
      Returns:
      true if object is of the correct form for this transfer type