How to use an HTTP proxy in java

Question

I am writing a code that connects to websites and checks some code, like a crawler. But I need to connect trough a proxy and change the IP address (so it doesn\'t show the c

Answer 1

Or you can also use HttpClient which would suit your needs better. Check out the documentation, it's brief and very informative.

DefaultHttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();

HttpHost proxy = new HttpHost("someproxy", 8080);
httpclient.getParams().setParameter(ConnRoutePNames.DEFAULT_PROXY, proxy);