Download file using link

Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Like untested : Response. End ;. Adil Adil k 24 24 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. That would open the file in another window. Not download it to the client's computer. I followed This statement in question "when you right click on a link and select "save as" — Adil. But not the rest of the statement "but done when you left click on a link. It would be be clear if said left and right mouse button should open save as dialog, is n't it?

With HTML5 you could just use the new property download in the anchor tag. Should I mention that I didn't check it in IE? I am getting Failed - Network error upon clicking the link! Specify a value for the download attribute, which will be the new filename of the downloaded file "w3logo. We just launched W3Schools videos. Get certified by completing a course today! If you want to report an error, or if you want to make a suggestion, do not hesitate to send us an e-mail:.

Example Specify a value for the download attribute, which will be the new filename of the downloaded file "w3logo. The reason we use the BufferedInputStream class instead of the InputStream is its buffering ability that gives our code a performance boost. Before we dive deeper into the coding aspect let's take an overview of the classes and the individual functions we will be using in the process.

The java. URL class in Java is a built-in library that offers multiple methods to access and manipulate data on the internet. In this case, we will be using the openStream function of the URL class. The method signature for the openStream function is:.

The openStream function works on an object of the URL class. The URL class opens up a connection to the given URL and the openStream method returns an input stream which is used to read data from the connection. These classes are used for reading from a file and writing to it, respectively. The contents are read as bytes and copied to a file in the local directory using the FileOutputStream. To lower the number of lines of code we can use the Files class available from Java 7.

The Files class contains methods that read all the bytes at once and then copies it into another file. Here is how you can use it:. Java NIO is an alternative package to handle networking and input-output operations in Java.

The main advantage that the Java NIO package offers is that it's non-blocking, and has channeling and buffering capabilities. When we use the Java IO library we work with streams that read data byte by byte. However, the Java NIO package uses channels and buffers.

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