from url to file using java [duplicate]

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I am trying to download data from an URL to a file in xml form, but I am getting it in json instead. My code:

URL url1 = new URL("http://api.eancdn.com/ean-services/rs/hotel/v3/list?cid=55505&minorRev=28"
                            +"&apiKey=m9sur8fsbdemjck7y9yydmfx&locale=en_EN&currencyCode=USD&latitude=" +latitudes[i1]+"&longitude=" + longitudes[i1]);
ReadableByteChannel rbc = Channels.newChannel(url1.getInputStream());
FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(hotel);
fos.getChannel().transferFrom(rbc, 0, Long.MAX_VALUE);

How can I get it in xml format ?

What does your API require in order to respond with XML? That's not something we can know. — Sotirios Delimanolis
– Sotirios Delimanolis, Commented Nov 2, 2014 at 18:24

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:33:19Z

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The answer completely depends on your API. Is it even possible for it to respond with XML?

Typically, you'll want to provide an Accept header with the appropriate content type. In this case, that is application/xml. This header will indicate to the server that the client only wants response bodies of that content type.

Setting a request header depends on the HTTP client. Here you are just using the URL type. Get an HttpURLConnection from it and set its request property with setRequestProperty.

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:33

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2 Comments

alexandre fekir Over a year ago

what should i put as key and value on the setRequestProperty ?

Sotirios Delimanolis Over a year ago

@alex The accept header name and value. Again, maybe your service does things diiferently.

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