Java URL constructor error

Question

When I try to instantiate an object from the URL class like this:

URL myURL = new URL("http://example.com");

the compiler arise and error:

error: constructor URL in class URL cannot be applied to given types;

and points to the key work 'new' in the line above. The all class is:

import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;

public class URL {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    URL myURL = new URL("http://example.com");

    String protocl = myURL.getProtocol();

    System.out.println(protocol);
  }
}

plz help !!

It's a conflict between the name of your class, and the java.net.URL class that you imported. Don't name your class URL. — erickson
– erickson, Commented Jul 9, 2015 at 1:33

Always Learning · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-09 01:30:18Z

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Your class name is URL but you are probably trying to instantiate a new java.net.URL object. Since you didn't specifically say which URL object you were creating the compiler assumed it was your object and it doesn't have a constructor that takes a String. Rename your class to something else and the problem should go away.

answered Jul 9, 2015 at 1:30

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