vul_url Class Reference

Functions to test and open streams via a URL. More...

#include <vul_url.h>

List of all members.

Static Public Member Functions
static vcl_istream *	open (const char *url, vcl_ios_openmode mode=vcl_ios_in)
	open a URL.
static bool	exists (const char *url)
	Does that URL exist.
static bool	is_url (const char *url)
	Is that a URL.
static bool	is_file (const char *url)
	Is that a file.
static vcl_string	encode_base64 (const vcl_string &in)
	Encode a string of chars into base64 format.
static vcl_string	decode_base64 (const vcl_string &in)
	Decode a string of chars from base64 format.

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Detailed Description

Functions to test and open streams via a URL.

Currently supports file and HTTP only. HTTP support includes basic authentication, using the normal HTTP URL scheme, e.g. http://user4:mypassword@webserverthingy.org/file.txt

Definition at line 25 of file vul_url.h.

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Member Function Documentation

vcl_string vul_url::decode_base64

(

const vcl_string &

in

)

[static]

Decode a string of chars from base64 format.

Definition at line 651 of file vul_url.cxx.

vcl_string vul_url::encode_base64

(

const vcl_string &

in

)

[static]

Encode a string of chars into base64 format.

Definition at line 572 of file vul_url.cxx.

bool vul_url::exists

(

const char *

url

)

[static]

Does that URL exist.

If the URL does not begin with a recognised scheme identifier, the function will treat the parameter as a local filename

Definition at line 471 of file vul_url.cxx.

bool vul_url::is_file

(

const char *

url

)

[static]

Is that a file.

i.e. is it a downloadable URL, or a file on disk that isn't a directory.

Definition at line 523 of file vul_url.cxx.

bool vul_url::is_url

(

const char *

url

)

[static]

Is that a URL.

as opposed to an ordinary filename.

Definition at line 499 of file vul_url.cxx.

vcl_istream * vul_url::open	(	const char *	url,
		vcl_ios_openmode	mode = vcl_ios_in
	)		[static]

open a URL.

If URL is "file://..." open as a file with given mode. If URL is "http://..." open using vul_http_open If URL is "ftp://..." attempt ftp Otherwise assume it is a filename and open with given mode

Definition at line 442 of file vul_url.cxx.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• core/vul/vul_url.h
• core/vul/vul_url.cxx