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.geeksforgeeks.org String representation= https:// www.geeksforgeeks.org
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.geeksforgeeks.org#Arnab_Kundu String representation= https:// www.geeksforgeeks.org#Arnab_Kundu
