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package scala.net

import java.net.{ URL, MalformedURLException }
import scala.util.control.Exception._

/**
 * Skeleton in anticipation of more convenience methods.
 *
 * @since 2.8
 */
object Utility
{  
  def parseURL(s: String): Option[URL] =
    catching(classOf[MalformedURLException]) opt new URL(s)
}