http:/server.host.com is accepted by new URL( )

Name: diC59631 Date: 05/27/98


How come

http:/server.host.com is accepted by:
new URL (String)
without causing an exception

but

ftp:/server.host.com is not?

Of course neither should be - or am I doing something really stupid here


Simon
(Review ID: 32279)
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Name: skT88420 Date: 05/28/99


/*
The following URL fails to generate a MalformedURLException:

  http:/java.sun.com

Furthermore, the following URL gets "fixed" to the one above,
which is still wrong:

  http:java.sun.com

Although this bug is presumably cross platform, I only attempted
to reproduce it under Windows 98.

*/

import java.net.*;

public class UrlBug
{
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    URL theUrl;
    String src="";
    try
    {
      src = "http:java.sun.com";
      theUrl = new URL(src);
      System.out.println("URL 1 -- <" + theUrl + ">");

      src = "http:/java.sun.com";
      theUrl = new URL(src);
      System.out.println("URL 2 -- <" + theUrl + ">");

      System.out.println("\nNo MalformedURLException detected");
    }
    catch (MalformedURLException ex)
    {
      System.out.println("Bad URL: " + src);
    }
  }
}
(Review ID: 83633)
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