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

This might help

public static void main(String[] args) throws MalformedURLException,
    IOException {

HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) new URL(
        "http://tinyurl.com/KindleWireless").openConnection(proxy);
    System.out.println("orignal url: " + con.getURL());
    con.connect();
    con.setInstanceFollowRedirects(false);
    int responseCode = con.getResponseCode();
    if ((responseCode / 100) == 3) {
        String newLocationHeader = con.getHeaderField("Location");
        responseCode = con.getResponseCode();
        System.out.println("Redirected Location " + newLocationHeader);
        System.out.println(responseCode);
    }

}