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 *   FILE: ./image/FromURL.java                                          *
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package image;

import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import java.net.URL;

/** Represents an image from a URL.  The image is loaded on when created. */
public class FromURL extends FromFile{
    
    /** Create an Image from the given URL address */
    public FromURL(String url){
        try{
            if(loaded.containsKey(url)){
                this.img = loaded.get(url);
            }else{
                this.img = ImageIO.read(new URL(url));
                loaded.put(url, this.img);
            }
            this.init(this.img);
        }catch(java.io.IOException e){
            throw new RuntimeException("Error Loading URL Image: \""+url+
                    "\"\n"+e.getMessage());
        }
    }
    /** Store URL Images, to avoid multiple loads, shadows
     *    <tt>FromFile.loaded</tt> so that URLs and files come
     *    from different name-spaces. */
    protected static Hashtable<String,BufferedImage> loaded = new Hashtable<String,BufferedImage>();
}