// This example is from the book _Java in a Nutshell_ by David Flanagan. // Written by David Flanagan. Copyright (c) 1996 O'Reilly & Associates. // You may study, use, modify, and distribute this example for any purpose. // This example is provided WITHOUT WARRANTY either expressed or implied. import java.net.*; import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class GetURLInfo { public static void printinfo(URLConnection u) throws IOException { // Display the URL address, and information about it. System.out.println(u.getURL().toExternalForm() + ":"); System.out.println(" Content Type: " + u.getContentType()); System.out.println(" Content Length: " + u.getContentLength()); System.out.println(" Last Modified: " + new Date(u.getLastModified())); System.out.println(" Expiration: " + u.getExpiration()); System.out.println(" Content Encoding: " + u.getContentEncoding()); // Read and print out the first five lines of the URL. System.out.println("First five lines:"); DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(u.getInputStream()); for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++) { String line = in.readLine(); if (line == null) break; System.out.println(" " + line); } } // Create a URL from the specified address, open a connection to it, // and then display information about the URL. public static void main(String[] args) throws MalformedURLException, IOException { URL url = new URL(args[0]); URLConnection connection = url.openConnection(); printinfo(connection); } }