source: trunk/gli/src/org/greenstone/gatherer/gui/URLField.java@ 12608

package org.greenstone.gatherer.gui;

import java.awt.*;
import java.net.*;
import javax.swing.*;


public class URLField
    extends JTextField
{
    public URLField(Color foreground, Color background)
    {
    super();
    setBackground(background);
    setForeground(foreground);
    }


    public boolean validateURL()
    {
    String url_string = getText();
    if (!url_string.equals("")) {
        // Check the URL string is valid by trying to create a URL object from it
        try {
        new URL(url_string);
        }
        catch (MalformedURLException exception) {
        // URL string is invalid
        return false;
        }
    }

    // URL string is valid
    return true;
    }
}