string operation

> Hi,

>

> I have an url and I want to append http:// in the

> beginning if the user forgets to enter it. How do I

> do this ?

>

> Will the startsWith() method of string class work

> here ?

>

> thanks,

>

> @debug.

you can do this:

String httpLink = "http://";

add httpLink in front of whatever you want. ( System.out.println(httpLink + "your link); )

The problem is that the user doesn't need to typ http:// because it will add it automagically. But im sure you can think of a solution.

deAppela at 2007-7-12 19:49:56 >

Hi,

Thanks for the replies I solved the problem with startsWith in the following way:

geturl is a string that stores the url.

if(!geturl.startsWith("http://"))

{

geturl = "http://"+ geturl;

}

regards,

@debug

@debuga at 2007-7-12 19:49:57 >

private static final String HTTP_PREFIX = "http://";

...

public String getFixedUrl(String url) {

return ( url.startsWith(HTTP_PREFIX) ? url : HTTP_PREFIX + url);

}

georgemca at 2007-7-12 19:49:57 >