URL getPath() method in Java with Examples

Last Updated : 31 Dec, 2018

The getPath() function is a part of URL class. The function getPath() returns the Path name of a specified URL.

Function Signature:

public String getPath()

Syntax:

url.getPath()

Parameter: This function does not require any parameter
Return Type: The function returns String Type

Below programs illustrates the use of getPath() function:

Example 1: Given a URL we will get the Path using the getPath() function.

// Java program to show the 
// use of the function getPath() 
  
import java.net.*; 
  
class Solution { 
    public static void main(String args[]) 
    { 
        // url  object 
        URL url = null; 
  
        try { 
            // create a URL 
            url = new URL( 
                "https:// www.geeksforgeeks.org/url-getprotocol-method-in-java-with-examples/"); 
  
            // get the  Path 
            String _Path = url.getPath(); 
  
            // display the URL 
            System.out.println("URL = " + url); 
  
            // display the  Path 
            System.out.println(" Path= " + _Path); 
        } 
        // if any error occurs 
        catch (Exception e) { 
  
            // display the error 
            System.out.println(e); 
        } 
    } 
} 

Output:

  URL = https:// www.geeksforgeeks.org/url-getprotocol-method-in-java-with-examples/   Path= /url-getprotocol-method-in-java-with-examples/

Example 2: Now see how getPath() is different from getFile(). getPath() will exclude the query but getFile() will include the query

// Java program to show the 
// use of the function getPath() 
  
import java.net.*; 
  
class Solution { 
    public static void main(String args[]) 
    { 
        // url  object 
        URL url = null; 
  
        try { 
            // create a URL 
            url = new URL( 
                "https:// www.geeksforgeeks.org/url-getprotocol-method-in-java-with-examples?title=protocol"); 
  
            // get the  Path 
            String _Path = url.getPath(); 
  
            // display the URL 
            System.out.println("URL = " + url); 
  
            // display the  Path 
            System.out.println(" Path= " + _Path); 
        } 
        // if any error occurs 
        catch (Exception e) { 
  
            // display the error 
            System.out.println(e); 
        } 
    } 
} 

Output:

  URL = https:// www.geeksforgeeks.org/url-getprotocol-method-in-java-with-examples?title=protocol   Path= /url-getprotocol-method-in-java-with-examples