Get bytearray from pdf URL in java
Below code converts pdf from URL to byteArray
It need common-httpClient.jar from apache HttpComponents .
Download link – http://hc.apache.org/downloads.cgi
String url= "http://gradcollege.okstate.edu/sites/default/files/PDF_linking.pdf";
byte[] byteArray = null;
HttpClient httpClient =null;
{
try
{
httpClient =new httpClient();
httpGetmethod =new GetMethod(url);
httpGetmethod.setFollowRedirects(true);
byteArray = httpGetmethod.getResponseBody();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
System.out.println("Error Logs "+ex);
}
finally()
{
if(httpGetmethod !=null)
{
httpGetmethod.releaseConnection();
}
}
System.out.println("ByeArray Generated"+new XStream().toXML(byteArray));
}
