libgcj/4383

[Bryce McKinlay]

http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view&pr=4383&database=gcc

> Using a file: URL with URL.openConnection() to create a 
> URLConnection() throws a NullPointerException. Similarly for any 
> server name in an http: URL where that server name cannot be resolved 
> to via DNS.


I couldn't reproduce this. In my test case, a sever name that cannot be 
resolved results in an UnknownHostException, and the file protocol 
handler works correctly. One problem that could result in an NPE was if 
you used a file: URL containing a hostname. The file handler would 
(correctly) attempt to switch to the ftp handler, however we dont have 
the ftp handler yet. I'm going to check in a patch which will make it 
throw a more informative IOException.

regards

Bryce.