URL toExternalForm() method in Java with Examples
The toExternalForm() function is a part of URL class. The function toExternalForm() returns the string representation of a specified URL. The string is created by calling the toExternalForm() function of the stream protocol handler for this object.
Function Signature:
public String toExternalForm()
Syntax:
url.toExternalForm()
Parameter: This function does not require any parameter
Return Type: The function returns String Type
Below programs illustrates the use of toExternalForm() function:
Example 1: Given a URL we will to the string representation of the URL
// Java program to show the// use of the function toExternalForm()  import java.net.*;  class Solution {    public static void main(String args[])    {        // url object        URL url = null;          try {            // create a URL              // get the ExternalForm            String _ExternalForm = url.toExternalForm();              // display the URL            System.out.println("URL = " + url);              // display the ExternalForm            System.out.println(" String representation= "                               + _ExternalForm);        }        // if any error occurs        catch (Exception e) {              // display the error            System.out.println(e);        }    }} |
Output:
URL = https:// www.zambiatek.com String representation= https:// www.zambiatek.com
Example 2:
// Java program to show the// use of the function toExternalForm()  import java.net.*;  class Solution {    public static void main(String args[])    {        // url object        URL url = null;          try {              // create a URL                          // get the ExternalForm            String _ExternalForm = url.toExternalForm();              // display the URL            System.out.println("URL = " + url);              // display the ExternalForm            System.out.println(" String representation= "                               + _ExternalForm);        }          // if any error occurs        catch (Exception e) {              // display the error            System.out.println(e);        }    }} |
Output:
URL = https:// www.zambiatek.com#Arnab_Kundu String representation= https:// www.zambiatek.com#Arnab_Kundu
