Uses of Class
java.net.URLConnection

Packages that use URLConnection 
Package Description
java.net
Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
javax.net.ssl
Provides classes for the secure socket package.

  • Uses of URLConnection in java.net

    Subclasses of URLConnection in java.net 
    Modifier and Type Class Description
    class  HttpURLConnection
    A URLConnection with support for HTTP-specific features.
    class  JarURLConnection
    A URL Connection to a Java ARchive (JAR) file or an entry in a JAR file.
    Fields in java.net declared as URLConnection 
    Modifier and Type Field Description
    protected URLConnection JarURLConnection.jarFileURLConnection
    The connection to the JAR file URL, if the connection has been initiated.
    Methods in java.net that return URLConnection 
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    URLConnection URL.openConnection()
    Returns a URLConnection instance that represents a connection to the remote object referred to by the URL.
    URLConnection URL.openConnection​(Proxy proxy)
    Same as URL.openConnection(), except that the connection will be made through the specified proxy; Protocol handlers that do not support proxying will ignore the proxy parameter and make a normal connection.
    protected abstract URLConnection URLStreamHandler.openConnection​(URL u)
    Opens a connection to the object referenced by the URL argument.
    protected URLConnection URLStreamHandler.openConnection​(URL u, Proxy p)
    Same as openConnection(URL), except that the connection will be made through the specified proxy; Protocol handlers that do not support proxying will ignore the proxy parameter and make a normal connection.
    Methods in java.net with parameters of type URLConnection 
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    abstract Object ContentHandler.getContent​(URLConnection urlc)
    Given a URL connect stream positioned at the beginning of the representation of an object, this method reads that stream and creates an object from it.
    Object ContentHandler.getContent​(URLConnection urlc, Class[] classes)
    Given a URL connect stream positioned at the beginning of the representation of an object, this method reads that stream and creates an object that matches one of the types specified.
    abstract CacheRequest ResponseCache.put​(URI uri, URLConnection conn)
    The protocol handler calls this method after a resource has been retrieved, and the ResponseCache must decide whether or not to store the resource in its cache.

  • Uses of URLConnection in javax.net.ssl

    Subclasses of URLConnection in javax.net.ssl 
    Modifier and Type Class Description
    class  HttpsURLConnection
    HttpsURLConnection extends HttpURLConnection with support for https-specific features.