ProxySelector

Class Overview

Selects the proxy server to use, if any, when connecting to a given URL.

System Properties

The default proxy selector is configured by system properties.

Hostname patterns specify which hosts should be connected to directly, ignoring any other proxy system properties. If the URL's host matches the corresponding hostname pattern, NO_PROXY is returned.

The format of a hostname pattern is a list of hostnames that are separated by | and that use * as a wildcard. For example, setting the http.nonProxyHosts property to *.android.com|*.kernel.org will cause requests to http://developer.android.com to be made without a proxy.

The default proxy selector always returns exactly one proxy. If no proxy is applicable, NO_PROXY is returned. If multiple proxies are applicable, such as when both the proxyHost and socksProxyHost system properties are set, the result is the property listed earliest in the table above.

Alternatives

To request a URL without involving the system proxy selector, explicitly specify a proxy or NO_PROXY using openConnection(Proxy).

Use setDefault(ProxySelector) to install a custom proxy selector.

Summary

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