or interface in java.lang">Object</A><DT>implements <A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/nutch/net/URLFilter.html" title="interface in org.apache.nutch.net">URLFilter</A></DL>
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<p>Validates URLs.</p>

 <p>Originally based in on php script by Debbie Dyer, validation.php v1.2b,
 Date: 03/07/02,
 http://javascript.internet.com. However, this validation now bears little
 resemblance to the php original.</p>
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   Example of usage:
    UrlValidator urlValidator = UrlValidator.get();
    if (urlValid