return new URL(property);
URL sharedConfigurationURL = new URL(property); if (sharedConfigurationURL.getPath().startsWith("/"))  return sharedConfigurationURL; URL installURL = installLocation.getURL(); if (!sharedConfigurationURL.getProtocol().equals(installURL.getProtocol()))  return sharedConfigurationURL; sharedConfigurationURL = new URL(installURL, sharedConfigurationURL.getPath()); System.getProperties().put(PROP_SHARED_CONFIG_AREA, sharedConfigurationURL.toExternalForm());
	private static URL computeSharedConfigurationLocation() {		String property = System.getProperty(PROP_SHARED_CONFIG_AREA);		if (property == null)			return null;		try {			return new URL(property);		} catch (MalformedURLException e) {			// do nothing here since it is basically impossible to get a bogus url 		}		return null;	}