visad.install

Class Download

java.lang.Object

visad.install.Download

Direct Known Subclasses:

TestDownload

public abstract class Download
extends java.lang.Object

Download a file from a URL to a local directory.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Download()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	getFile(java.net.URL url, java.io.File saveFile, boolean verbose) Save the file found at the URL to the specified directory. If saveFile exists and is a file, it is overwritten.
static void	getFile(java.net.URL url, java.io.File saveFile, boolean backUpExisting, boolean verbose) Save the file found at the URL to the specified directory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Download

public Download()

Method Detail

getFile

public static void getFile(java.net.URL url,
                           java.io.File saveFile,
                           boolean verbose)

Save the file found at the URL to the specified directory.

If saveFile exists and is a file, it is overwritten.

Parameters:

url - the file to download

saveFile - the directory or file to which the downloaded file is written

verbose - true if a running commentary of the download's progress is desired.

getFile

public static void getFile(java.net.URL url,
                           java.io.File saveFile,
                           boolean backUpExisting,
                           boolean verbose)

Save the file found at the URL to the specified directory.

Parameters:

url - the file to download

saveFile - the directory or file to which the downloaded file is written

backUpExisting - true if any existing saveFile should be backed up

verbose - true if a running commentary of the download's progress is desired.