Download a file using a url

Question

Hi all,
is there a class that allows to download a file giving an url as parameter?
Thanks a lot, it will make me win a bet I made with a .net supporter.
Marco

Answer 1

No there is no class, but you can write the stuff yourself
URL downloadURL = new URL("http://www.download.xxx/index.html");
FileWriter local = new FileWriter("C:\index.html");
InputStream internet = downloadURL.openStream();
byte[] buffer = new byte[1000];
int bytesRead;
while (true) {
    bytesRead = internet.read(buffer);
    if (bytesRead == -1) break;
    local.write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
}The code reads the file from "http://www.download.xxx/index.html" and writes it to "C:\index.html".