Read site output using Java

[irrationalistic]

I am writing a java applet and my goal is to eventually be able to parse through the output of a specific site URL ( essentially the client viewed HTML ). Should I be using sockets for the connection or maybe just use the file i/o system? In either case, is there anywhere I can learn about how these types of connections work?

[signifer123]

You could look at sockets, and the HTTP for a deeper understanding.
Or...
Jakarta has a library for the HTTP. Its quite easy to use and has a small learning curve.
http://jakarta.apache.org/httpcomponents/index.html




-I had HTTP protocol but thats just goofy.