URL getProtocol() method in Java with Examples

Last Updated : 27 Dec, 2018

The getProtocol() function is a part of URL class. The function getProtocol() returns the Protocol of a specified URL. Function Signature

public String getProtocol()

Syntax

url.getProtocol()

Parameter This function does not require any parameter Return Type: The function returns String Type Below programs illustrates the use of getProtocol() function: Example 1:

Java

// Java program to show the
// use of the function getProtocol()

import java.net.*;

class GFG {
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        // url object
        URL url = null;

        try {
            // create a URL
            url = new URL("https:// www.geeksforgeeks.org");

            // get the Protocol
            String Protocol = url.getProtocol();

            // display the URL
            System.out.println("URL = " + url);

            // display the Protocol
            System.out.println("Protocol = " + Protocol);

            // create a URL
            url = new URL("http:// www.geeksforgeeks.org");

            // get the Protocol
            Protocol = url.getProtocol();

            // display the URL
            System.out.println("URL = " + url);

            // display the Protocol
            System.out.println("Protocol = " + Protocol);

            // create a URL
            url = new URL("ftp:// www.geeksforgeeks.org");

            // get the Protocol
            Protocol = url.getProtocol();

            // display the URL
            System.out.println("URL = " + url);

            // display the Protocol
            System.out.println("Protocol = " + Protocol);
        }

        // if any error occurs
        catch (Exception e) {

            // display the error
            System.out.println(e);
        }
    }
}

Output:

URL = https:// www.geeksforgeeks.org
Protocol = https
URL = http:// www.geeksforgeeks.org
Protocol = http
URL = ftp:// www.geeksforgeeks.org
Protocol = ftp