nsIFile getFileFromURLSpec ( AUTF8String url )

Converts the URL string into the corresponding nsIFile if possible. A local file will be created if the URL string begins with file://.

Arguments:

url

AUTF8String getURLSpecFromFile ( nsIFile file )

Converts the nsIFile to the corresponding URL string. NOTE: under some platforms this is a lossy conversion (e.g., Mac Carbon build). If the nsIFile is a local file, then the result will be a file:// URL string.

The resulting string may contain URL-escaped characters.

Arguments:

file

nsIURI newFileURI ( nsIFile file )

This method constructs a new file URI

Arguments:

file: nsIFile

Returns:

nsIURI object

nsIURI readURLFile ( nsIFile file )

Takes a local file and tries to interpret it as an internet shortcut (e.g. .url files on windows).

Arguments:

file: The local file to read

Returns:

The URI the file refers to