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Page Updated: December 08, 2004 Latest Version: 0.1.359

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Remote File

Function List

• open();
• Open a url
• read();
• Read a remote file.
• nsIURI;
• Get a nsIURI object [xpconnect wrapped nsIURI]
• contentType;
• The content type of the remote file.
• exists();
• Bool to see if the remote file exists.
• lastModified;
• The date last modified time of the remote file. (not always available)



Example:
(this sample can be launched using the following command)

./mozilla -P default -chrome chrome://jslib/content/samples/remotefile.xul

<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE window> <window id="jslib-remotefile-test" style="background-color: #cccccc; width: 200px; height: 100px;" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"> <script type="application/x-javascript" src="chrome://jslib/content/jslib.js" />; <script type="application/x-javascript"> <![CDATA[ include (jslib_remotefile); function test () { var url = "http://www.mozdev.org"; var rf = new RemoteFile (url); jslibPrint(url+" exists: ["+rf.exists()+"]"); jslibPrint("rf.contentType: ["+rf.contentType+"]"); jslibPrint("rf.nsIURI: ["+rf.nsIURI+"]"); rf.open(); var contents = rf.read(); jslibPrint("********** START CONTENT ************"); jslibPrint(contents); jslibPrint("********** END CONTENT ************"); } ]]> </script> <vbox flex="1" pack="center"> <spacer flex="1" /> <button label="Test Remote File" oncommand="test();" /> <spacer flex="1" /> </vbox> </window>