com.wolfram.alpha.simple

Class HtmlApi

java.lang.Object

com.wolfram.alpha.simple.HtmlApi

public final class HtmlApi
extends java.lang.Object

The Wolfram|Alpha simple HTML API. To call the HTML API, use

     final JEditorPane html;
     try {
         html = HtmlApi.call("what flights are overhead?", new DefaultCommonParameters().setAppId("DEMO"));
     } catch (SimpleAPIException e) {
         // error handling
     }
 

See Also:

CommonParameters, DefaultCommonParameters

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static javax.swing.JEditorPane	call(java.lang.String input, CommonParameters parameters) Calls the Wolfram|Alpha HTML API for the given input and parameters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

call

public static javax.swing.JEditorPane call(java.lang.String input,
                                           CommonParameters parameters)
                                    throws SimpleApiException

Calls the Wolfram|Alpha HTML API for the given input and parameters. The result is a JEditorPane containing an image of each pod.

A JEditorPane should normally be used from the event dispatch thread. However, this method need not be -- and, because it involves external communication, should not be -- invoked from the event dispatch thread.

Parameters:

input - the input, which must not be null or empty.

parameters - the parameters.

Returns:

the result of the request.

Throws:

SimpleApiException - if an error occurs during the request.

ApiConnectionException - if an error occurs while connecting or during the connection to the Wolfram|Alpha server.

NoApiResultException - if Wolfram|Alpha could not produce a result.