java urlconnection get the final redirected URL

Question

I have a url which redirects to another url.I want to be able to get the final redirected URL.My code:

    public class testURLConnection
    {
    public st         


        

Answer 1

My first idea would be setting instanceFollowRedirects to false, or using URLConnection instead.

In both cases, the redirect won't be executed, so you will receive a reply to your original request. Get the HTTP Status value and, if it is 3xx, get the new redirect value.

Of course there may be a chain of redirects, so probably you will want to iterate until you reach the real (status 2xx) page.