Trying to setPage() from a HttpsURLConnection

Question

I'm trying to get the page from a HttpsURLConnection to setPage() on a component.

java.lang.ClassCastException: sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection cannot be cast to javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection

That's an error I get.

Any fixes?

URL url = new URL("https://www.lalala.tk/website.html");
HttpsURLConnection httpsConn = (HttpsURLConnection) url.openConnection();

Ignoring the fact that there's no way to tell you where you're doing the wrong thing ... the error is telling you exactly what you're doing wrong. You can't magically cast something to something that it isn't — Brian Roach, Feb 03 '13 at 10:35

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 03 '13 at 10:36

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You are importing the wrong class. I bet somewhere in your code there is

import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;

But instead, it should be

import sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection;

Try to replace the imports and I am sure it will work out.

answered Feb 03 '13 at 10:36

poitroae

Erm, how would that cause a `ClassCastException`? – Brian Roach Feb 03 '13 at 10:36
The website is using cloudflare and it tells me to use HttpsURLConnection. – KeirDavis Feb 03 '13 at 10:43
@KeirDavis Have you changed the `import`? – poitroae Feb 03 '13 at 10:47
No, I want a HttpsURLConnection, not HttpURLConnection. – KeirDavis Feb 03 '13 at 10:50

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