src/main/java/org/votesmart/api/VoteSmart.java
public <T> T query(String method, ArgMap argMap, Class<T> responseType) throws VoteSmartException, VoteSmartErrorException {
		BufferedReader reader = null;
		HttpURLConnection conn = null;
		String charSet = "utf-8";
		try {
			if ( isCaching(method, argMap) ) {
				File file = getCacheFile(method, argMap);
	
				long fileLength = file.length(); 
				logger.fine("Length of File in cache:" + fileLength + ": " + file.getName());
				if ( fileLength == 0L ) {
					VoteSmart.cacheFileFromAPI(method, argMap, file);
				}
				reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(file), charSet));
			} else {
				conn = VoteSmart.getConnectionFromAPI(method, argMap);
				charSet = getCharset(conn);
				reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(conn.getInputStream(), charSet));
			}

	        JAXBElement<T> e = unmarshaller.unmarshal( new StreamSource( reader ), responseType );
	        if ( e.getName().getLocalPart().equals("error") ) {
//		        ErrorBase error = unmarshaller.unmarshal( new StreamSource( reader = new StringReader(XMLStr) ), ErrorBase.class ).getValue();
	        	throw new VoteSmartErrorException( ((ErrorBase)e.getValue()), method, argMap );
	        } else {
	        	return e.getValue();
	        }
/*
 	        Object o = unmarshaller.unmarshal( new StreamSource( reader ) );
	        if ( o instanceof ErrorBase ) {
	        	throw new VoteSmartErrorException((ErrorBase) o, method, argMap);
	        } else {
		        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
				T e = (T) o;
		        return e;
	        }
*/	        
		} catch ( JAXBException e ) {
			throw new VoteSmartException(e);
		} catch (URISyntaxException e) {
			throw new VoteSmartException(e);
		} catch (IOException e) {
			throw new VoteSmartException(e);
		} finally {
			suspendCache = false;
			if ( conn != null ) conn.disconnect();
			if ( reader != null ) {
				try {
					reader.close();
				} catch (IOException e) {
					throw new VoteSmartException(e);
				}
			}
		}
	}
public <T> T query(String method, ArgMap argMap, Class<T> responseType) throws VoteSmartException, VoteSmartErrorException {
		BufferedReader reader = null;
		HttpURLConnection conn = null;
		String charSet = "utf-8";
		try {
			if ( isCaching(method, argMap) ) {
				File file = getCacheFile(method, argMap);
	
				long fileLength = file.length(); 
				logger.fine("Length of File in cache:" + fileLength + ": " + file.getName());
				if ( fileLength == 0L ) {
					VoteSmart.cacheFileFromAPI(method, argMap, file);
				}
				reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(file), charSet));
			} else {
				conn = VoteSmart.getConnectionFromAPI(method, argMap);
				charSet = getCharset(conn);
				reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(conn.getInputStream(), charSet));
			}

	        JAXBElement<T> e = unmarshaller.unmarshal( new StreamSource( reader ), responseType );
	        if ( e.getName().getLocalPart().equals("error") ) {
//		        ErrorBase error = unmarshaller.unmarshal( new StreamSource( reader = new StringReader(XMLStr) ), ErrorBase.class ).getValue();
	        	throw new VoteSmartErrorException( ((ErrorBase)e.getValue()), method, argMap );
	        } else {
	        	return e.getValue();
	        }
/*
 	        Object o = unmarshaller.unmarshal( new StreamSource( reader ) );
	        if ( o instanceof ErrorBase ) {
	        	throw new VoteSmartErrorException((ErrorBase) o, method, argMap);
	        } else {
		        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
				T e = (T) o;
		        return e;
	        }
*/	        
		} catch ( JAXBException e ) {
			throw new VoteSmartException(e);
		} catch (URISyntaxException e) {
			throw new VoteSmartException(e);
		} catch (IOException e) {
			throw new VoteSmartException(e);
		} finally {
			suspendCache = false;
			if ( conn != null ) conn.disconnect();
			if ( reader != null ) {
				try {
					reader.close();
				} catch (IOException e) {
					throw new VoteSmartException(e);
				}
			}
		}
	}
public < T > T query ( String method , ArgMap argMap , Class < T > responseType ) throws VoteSmartException , VoteSmartErrorException { BufferedReader reader = null ; HttpURLConnection conn = null ; String charSet = "utf-8" ; try { if ( isCaching ( method , argMap ) ) { File file = getCacheFile ( method , argMap ) ; long fileLength = file . length ( ) ; logger . fine ( "Length of File in cache:" + fileLength + ": " + file . getName ( ) ) ; if ( fileLength == 0L ) { VoteSmart . cacheFileFromAPI ( method , argMap , file ) ; } reader = new BufferedReader ( new InputStreamReader ( new FileInputStream ( file ) , charSet ) ) ; } else { conn = VoteSmart . getConnectionFromAPI ( method , argMap ) ; charSet = getCharset ( conn ) ; reader = new BufferedReader ( new InputStreamReader ( conn . getInputStream ( ) , charSet ) ) ; } JAXBElement < T > e = unmarshaller . unmarshal ( new StreamSource ( reader ) , responseType ) ; if ( e . getName ( ) . getLocalPart ( ) . equals ( "error" ) ) { //		        ErrorBase error = unmarshaller.unmarshal( new StreamSource( reader = new StringReader(XMLStr) ), ErrorBase.class ).getValue(); throw new VoteSmartErrorException ( ( ( ErrorBase ) e . getValue ( ) ) , method , argMap ) ; } else { return e . getValue ( ) ; } /*
 	        Object o = unmarshaller.unmarshal( new StreamSource( reader ) );
	        if ( o instanceof ErrorBase ) {
	        	throw new VoteSmartErrorException((ErrorBase) o, method, argMap);
	        } else {
		        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
				T e = (T) o;
		        return e;
	        }
*/ } catch ( JAXBException e ) { throw new VoteSmartException ( e ) ; } catch ( URISyntaxException e ) { throw new VoteSmartException ( e ) ; } catch ( IOException e ) { throw new VoteSmartException ( e ) ; } finally { suspendCache = false ; if ( conn != null ) conn . disconnect ( ) ; if ( reader != null ) { try { reader . close ( ) ; } catch ( IOException e ) { throw new VoteSmartException ( e ) ; } } } }
Queries the API server for the information requested

@param method
@param argMap
@param responseType
@throws VoteSmartErrorException
Queries the API server for the information requested