Java - Reading URL Response

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I want to grab the source code of a page which contains the word "true" or "false". That's the only two words that would be on that page, no other formatting.

So I just need Java to URL connect to that page "http://example.com/example.php" and just grab the contents.

@Jared Farrish - Yeah, pretty much. Basically getting a page's content using the URL class. — whisky
– whisky, Commented Apr 3, 2011 at 2:10

Adi · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-28 14:30:39Z

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Try this tutorial : Java URL example - Download the contents of a URL

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answered Apr 3, 2011 at 1:52

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whisky Over a year ago

Thanks so much for the find. I was searching for hours on google so I guess I was using the wrong keywords. Not sure if I'll succeed in following the tutorial though, since I'm new to Java.

Jared Farrish Over a year ago

@Fallen Angel - If it's really what you need, remember to click the outlined "checkmark" next to this answer to accept it as the most appropriate answer for you question.

Ali Ben Messaoud Over a year ago

Don't hesitate to ask if you fail to find a good solution to one specific part, though. We still beginner in the end!

whisky Over a year ago

@Jared Farrish - I want to click it lol but it said I have to wait 8 minutes xD

Jared Farrish Over a year ago

That's to discourage spammers and malcontents.

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bvk256 · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-03 07:16:38Z

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There is an easy way to do that using Apache Commons IO. For example for mentioned action you can just write

URL url = new URL("http://example.com/example.php");
String content = IOUtils.toString(new InputStreamReader(
                        url.openStream()));

answered Apr 3, 2011 at 7:16

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Ali Ben Messaoud Over a year ago

Eclipse asks to create a new class "IOUtils" !! So google gives me the class at devdaily.com/java/jwarehouse/commons-io-1.0/src/java/org/apache/… Creating this class make Eclipse asks again for a new class "CopyUtils" !!!

bvk256 Over a year ago

You have to download commons-io-2.0.1.jar from commons.apache.org/io/download_io.cgi and include it in the classpath. No need for creating new classes.

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