Java HttpURLConnection getFollowRedirects() Method

The getFollowRedirects() is the method of HttpURLConnection class. This method is used to indicate whether or not HTTP redirects (3xx) should be automatically followed.

Syntax

Returns

It returns true if HTTP redirects automatically followed else it returns false.

Example 1

import java.io.IOException; 
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection; 
import java.net.URL; 
public class JavaHttpURLConnectionsetFollowRedirectsExample1 {
    //Starting the main method...
    public static void main(String h[]) throws IOException 
	{ 
        //starting the try block
        try {
        String link_url ;
        link_url="https://www.javatpoint.com";
        URL obj1 = new URL(link_url); //URL Connection Created...
        HttpURLConnection con1 = (HttpURLConnection) obj1.openConnection(); //Http URL Connection Created...
        con1.connect();
         HttpURLConnection.setFollowRedirects(true);
            System.out.println("getFollowRedirects : "+con1.getFollowRedirects());
        con1.setConnectTimeout(1000);
        con1.disconnect();
        System.out.println("connecion disconnected");
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println( e);
        }
}
}

Test it Now

Output:

getFollowRedirects : true
connecion disconnected

Example 2

import java.io.IOException; 
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection; 
import java.net.URL; 
public class JavaHttpURLConnectionsetFollowRedirectsExample2 {
    //Starting the main method...
    public static void main(String h[]) throws IOException 
	{ 
        //starting the try block
        try {
         String link_url1, link_url2;
        link_url1="https://www.mysql.com";
        link_url2="https://www.oracle.com";
        URL obj1 = new URL(link_url1); //URL Connection Created...
        URL obj2 = new URL(link_url2);
        HttpURLConnection con1 = (HttpURLConnection) obj1.openConnection(); //Http URL Connection Created...
        HttpURLConnection con2 = (HttpURLConnection) obj2.openConnection();
        con1.connect();
         HttpURLConnection.setFollowRedirects(true);
        System.out.println("www.mysql.com");
        System.out.println("getFollowRedirects :" + con1.getFollowRedirects());
        System.out.println("www.oracle.com");
        System.out.println("getFollowRedirects :" + con2.getFollowRedirects());
        con1.setConnectTimeout(1000);
        con1.disconnect();
        System.out.println("connection disconnected");
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println( e);
        }
}
}

Test it Now

Output:

getFollowRedirects :true
www.oracle.com
getFollowRedirects :true
connection disconnected

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