getting java exception: java.net.MalformedURLException: no protocol

Question

I am currently calling the following line of code:

java.net.URL connection_url = new java.net.URL("http://:/path");

and when it executes I get the above exception. Any ideas as to why this is happening?

Answer 1

As a side note, you should be using URI because Java URL class is screwed up. (The equals method I believe)

Answer 2

That url string looks like it's invalid. Sure it's not supposed to be 'http://path'? Or are the server & port blank?

Answer 3

Your code works perfectly fine for me:

public static void main(String[] args) {
 try {
  java.net.URL connection_url = new java.net.URL("http://:/path");
  System.out.println("Instantiated new URL: " + connection_url);
 }
 catch (MalformedURLException e) {
  e.printStackTrace();
 }
}

Instantiated new URL: http://:/path

Sure you have the right line of code?