1 <p> The equals and hashCode
2 method of URL perform domain name resolution, this can result in a big performance hit.
3 See <a href="http://michaelscharf.blogspot.com/2006/11/javaneturlequals-and-hashcode-make.html">http://michaelscharf.blogspot.com/2006/11/javaneturlequals-and-hashcode-make.html</a> for more information.
4 Consider using <code>java.net.URI</code> instead.