Local file protocol for java.net.URL

Question

What\'s the protocol for local files using URL? I\'ve downloaded a file using Java and I need to know how to access it, not using File, but using URL.

Answer 1

Unix

file://localhost/
file:///

Windows

file://localhost/|/
file:///|/
file://localhost/:/
file:///:/

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