/* TextFromWeb.java by Kari Laitinen http://www.naturalprogramming.com/ 2015-01-02 File created. Thir program demonstrates how to read a text file that is located on a server on the Internet. Note that your computer must be connected to the Internet when you run this program. */ import java.net.*; import java.io.*; public class TextFromWeb { public static void main( String[] not_in_use ) throws Exception { URL url_of_text_file = new URL( "http://www.naturalprogramming.com/javabookprograms/javafilesextra/testfile.txt"); BufferedReader buffered_reader = new BufferedReader( new InputStreamReader( url_of_text_file.openStream() ) ) ; String text_line_from_web ; while ( ( text_line_from_web = buffered_reader.readLine() ) != null ) { System.out.print( text_line_from_web + "\n" ) ; } buffered_reader.close() ; } }