// This example is from the book _Java in a Nutshell_ by David Flanagan.
// Written by David Flanagan.  Copyright (c) 1996 O'Reilly & Associates.
// You may study, use, modify, and distribute this example for any purpose.
// This example is provided WITHOUT WARRANTY either expressed or implied.

import java.awt.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;

// The fetch() method in this class only works for fetching text/plain 
// data, and a few standard image types.  The standard Java distribution
// doesn't contain content handlers for other types (such as text/html), 
// so this code exits with an exception.
public class Fetch {
    // Get the contents of a URL and return it as a string.
    public static String fetch(String address) 
       throws MalformedURLException, IOException 
        {
        URL url = new URL(address);
        return (String) url.getContent();
    }

    // Get the contents of a URL and return it as an image
    public static Image fetchimage(String address) 
        throws MalformedURLException, IOException 
    {
        URL url = new URL(address);
        return (Image) url.getContent();
    }

    // Test out the fetch() method.
    public static void main(String[] args) 
        throws MalformedURLException, IOException 
    {
        System.out.println(fetch(args[0]));
    }
}