Read an image from a URL

[Mark Reyes]

Hi,

I am creating a simple SWT application where user can enter a url that leads to an image
file. The application can then save it to any location on the user directory.

From the net, I saw this code but this one is unable to read an image even if it is a vlaid http path.

import java.awt.Image;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URL;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
/*
Code Gen
*/
public class GetImage {
      public static void main(String[] arg){
          Image image = null;
          try {
              URL url = new URL("http://www.downeu.net/firefox.jpg");
              image = ImageIO.read(url);
			  
			  //If successful, process the message
          } catch (IOException e) {
              System.out.println("Unable to retrieve Image!!!");
          }
      }
}

Do someone had an idea how to go about with this?

[Sandeep Kumar B]

Any exceptions you are getting?

[Sandeep Kumar B]

This code works for me

import java.awt.Image;  
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;  
import java.net.URL;  
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;  
/* 
Code Gen 
*/  
public class getImages {  
      public static void main(String[] arg)
      {
    	  //BufferedImage img = null;
    	  BufferedImage image = null;  
          try 
          {  
              URL url = new URL("http://mltnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Events-in-Seattle-Starbucks-Coffee-Company.jpg");  
              image = ImageIO.read(url);
              //BufferedImage bi = image;
              File file = new File("C:\\firefox.jpg"); // just an object
              //FileWriter fw = new FileWriter(file); // create an actual file
              ImageIO.write(image,"jpg", file);
              //fw.write(image);
                              
              //If successful, process the message  
          } catch (IOException e) {  
              System.out.println("Unable to retrieve Image!!!");  
              e.printStackTrace();
          }  
      }  
}

[Mark Reyes]

Hi Sandeep,

My bad... I forgot about the company proxy...

And by the way, I change my implementation. I will use HttpClient instead rather than create cod eof my own.

Thanks for taking a look...