Package uk.ac.ebi.utils.io

Class DownloadUtils

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.ebi.utils.io.DownloadUtils

public class DownloadUtils
extends Object

A class to make download of files easier.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	DOWNLOAD_FILE_LOC
static final String	TMP_LOCATION
static final String	XML_EXT

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DownloadUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	deleteFile(String file)	Remove a file given an absolute file path
static boolean	downloadFile(String urlToDownload, String downloadLocation)	Provided a URL containing a page/file to download and a download location, will download and create the file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

TMP_LOCATION

public static final String TMP_LOCATION

DOWNLOAD_FILE_LOC

public static final String DOWNLOAD_FILE_LOC

XML_EXT

public static final String XML_EXT

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

DownloadUtils

public DownloadUtils()

Method Details

downloadFile

public static boolean downloadFile(String urlToDownload,
 String downloadLocation)

Provided a URL containing a page/file to download and a download location, will download and create the file.

Parameters:

urlToDownload - - a URL containing the file to download

downloadLocation - - a place in which to store the downloaded file.

Returns:

boolean value to indicate success (true) or failure (false)

deleteFile

public static boolean deleteFile(String file)

Remove a file given an absolute file path

Parameters:

file - - String representing the absolute location of the file to be removed.