Local file protocol for java.net.URL

Question

What's the protocol for local files using URL? I've downloaded a file using Java and I need to know how to access it, not using File, but using URL.

Kohányi Róbert · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-08 18:11:11Z

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Unix

file://localhost/<path>
file:///<path>

file://localhost/<drive>|/<path>
file:///<drive>|/<path>
file://localhost/<drive>:/<path>
file:///<drive>:/<path>

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answered Dec 6, 2011 at 20:20

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BuZZ-dEE · Accepted Answer · 2023-10-06 13:27:03Z

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You may use file:/// and file path. For e.g. file:///c:/temp.txt

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answered Dec 6, 2011 at 20:03

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Thanks, I'll try using that now.