This seems basic, right? In most cases it is, but as almost everything in Java this problem has its subtle pitfalls and problems. It is mainly because Java does not provide a simple utility method that can answer this question. Today I wanted to share with you several ways of solving this problem and describe [...]
How equals() works for URLs
If you ever were working on a Java application that had anything to do with the web you are probably familiar with java.net.URL class. I have a puzzle for you then: let’s say in your application you refer to JavaBlogging site with two URL using slightly different host name. Will those URL objects be equal [...]