Just guessing, but try: http://localhost/
On 23/01/2008, AbelMacAdam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry, theUrl should be "http://localhost";. :-[ > > AbelMacAdam wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > After a few fruitless days struggling with JSSE, I finally found > > Commons-HTTPClient. I'm trying out the example TrivialApp you can download > > from the examples directory. And that example gives me an > > IllegalArgumentException headache. > > > > The code looks like: > > static String username = ""; > > static String password = ""; > > static String theUrl = "localhost"; > > static Logger logger; > > > > private static final void printUsage(String text) > > { > > logger.info(text); > > System.out.println (text); > > } > > > > public static void main(String[] args) > > { > > logger = Logger.getLogger(TrivialApp.class); > > > > Credentials creds = null; > > creds = new UsernamePasswordCredentials(username, password); > > > > //create a singular HttpClient object > > HttpClient client = new HttpClient(); > > > > //establish a connection within 5 seconds > > client.getHttpConnectionManager(). > > getParams().setConnectionTimeout(5000); > > > > //set the default credentials > > if (creds != null) { > > client.getState().setCredentials(AuthScope.ANY, creds); > > } > > > > String url = theUrl; > > HttpMethod method = null; > > > > //create a method object > > method = new GetMethod(url); > > method.setFollowRedirects(true); > > > > //execute the method > > String responseBody = null; > > try{ > > client.executeMethod(method); > > responseBody = method.getResponseBodyAsString(); > > } catch (HttpException he) { > > printUsage("Http error connecting to '" + url + "'"); > > printUsage(he.getMessage()); > > System.exit(-4); > > } catch (IOException ioe){ > > printUsage("Unable to connect to '" + url + "'"); > > System.exit(-3); > > } > > > > //write out the request headers > > printUsage("*** Request ***"); > > printUsage("Request Path: " + method.getPath()); > > printUsage("Request Query: " + method.getQueryString()); > > Header[] requestHeaders = method.getRequestHeaders(); > > for (int i=0; i<requestHeaders.length; i++){ > > System.out.print(requestHeaders[i]); > > } > > > > //write out the response headers > > printUsage("*** Response ***"); > > printUsage("Status Line: " + method.getStatusLine()); > > Header[] responseHeaders = method.getResponseHeaders(); > > for (int i=0; i<responseHeaders.length; i++){ > > System.out.print(responseHeaders[i]); > > } > > > > //write out the response body > > System.out.println("*** Response Body ***"); > > System.out.println(responseBody); > > > > //clean up the connection resources > > method.releaseConnection(); > > > > System.exit(0); > > } > > > > The stack trace I got for the Exception is: > > Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: host > > parameter is null > > at > > org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnection.<init>(HttpConnection.java:206) > > at > > org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnection.<init>(HttpConnection.java:155) > > at > > org.apache.commons.httpclient.SimpleHttpConnectionManager.getConnectionWithTimeout(SimpleHttpConnectionManager.java:175) > > at > > org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeMethod(HttpMethodDirector.java:153) > > at > > org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java:397) > > at > > org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java:323) > > at TrivialApp.main(TrivialApp.java:107) > > > > Long introduction. Concluding: Am I wrong in assuming the assignment > > theURL = "localhost"; > > is wrong? > > > > It is a real head scratcher. If you could point out where this goes wrong, > > I would be obliged. > > > > TIA, > > Abel > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/java.lang.IllegalArgumentException%3A-host-parameter-is-null-tp15040749p15041125.html > Sent from the HttpClient-User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
