Name: boT120536 Date: 04/12/2001


java version "1.3.0_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0_01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0_01, mixed mode)

The URL class currently depends on System properties to specify proxy settings,
as follows:

System.getProperties().put( "proxySet", "true" );
System.getProperties().put( "proxyHost", "myProxyMachineName" );
System.getProperties().put( "proxyPort", "85" );

However, it is not desirable that these settings be global. In our
application, we open some URLs without proxy, others with different proxies.
The URL class should allow setting and getting these properties directly, e.g.

boolean URL.getUseProxy()
void URL.setUseProxy(boolean)
(default is System.property; if unspecified, false)

String URL.getProxyHost()
void URL.setProxyHost(String)

integer URL.getProxyPort()
void URL.setProxyPort(integer)

With these additions, it would never be necessary to add properties to the
System property list (unless global default values were desired).

The values in the System property list can still be used as defaults for
backward compatibility.
(Review ID: 120605)
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