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swooby
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Reputation: 3135

android.net.Uri ambiguous authority or path

Given the following Android Java code:

import android.net.Uri;
String humanEnteredString = "google.com";
Uri uri = Uri.parse(humanEnteredString);

Why is uri.getPath() == "google.com", and not uri.getAuthority()?
How to force Uri.parse to see "google.com" as the authority?

Is that what classes like this are for? https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/blob/master/core/java/android/net/WebAddress.java

Why is this WebAddress class not accessible in the Android SDK?

Is there any pre-built class that can generate a valid <scheme>://<authority><path> browsable Uri from a human entered string that may be missing the scheme?

Obviously, I can test for and prefix "http[s]://" as necessary/appropriate, but shouldn't there already be a bulletproof class that does this already?

Thanks,
Pv

Upvotes: 0

Views: 676

Answers (1)

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1006964

Why is uri.getPath() == "google.com", and not uri.getAuthority()?

Because "google.com" is not a valid Uri.

How to force Uri.parse to see "google.com" as the authority?

Use a valid Uri: one with a scheme, such as https://google.com.

Is there any pre-built class that can generate a valid :// browsable Uri from a human entered string that may be missing the scheme?

Not in the Android SDK, at least that I can recall.

Upvotes: 1

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