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Java URL getRef() Method

Last Updated : 17 Mar 2025

The getRef() method of URL class returns the anchor(reference) of the URL or the null if not exist .

Syntax

Returns

The anchor (also known as the "reference") of this URL, or null if one does not exist

Example 1

import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;

class URLGetRefExample1 {

	public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception
	 {
		URL url = new URL("https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/net/URL.html#getRef--");
	    URLConnection connection = url.openConnection( ); 
		String mimeType = connection.getContentType( ); 
		Object contents = url.getRef();
		System.out.println("Url reference is  : "+ contents);
		System.out.println("The mime type is : "+mimeType);			
	 }
}

Output:

Url reference is  : getRef--
The mime type is : text/html

Example 2

import java.net.*;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class URLgetRefExample2 {
	public static void main(String args[])
	{
		try {
	Scanner s= new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.println("Enter Url ");
	String url=s.nextLine();
	URL u=new URL(url);
	System.out.println("The reference of the given url is : "+u.getRef());
               String file = u.getFile();
    String ref = u.getRef();
    System.out.println("file: "+file);
    if (ref == null) {
        System.out.println(file);
    } else {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(file);
        sb.append('#');
        sb.append(ref);
        System.out.println(" appended file:  "+sb.toString());
    }
}
catch(MalformedURLException e)
		{
			System.out.println(" "+e.getMessage());
		}
	}
}

Output:

Enter Url 
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/net/URL.html#getRef--
The reference of the given url is : getRef--
file: /javase/9/docs/api/java/net/URL.html
appended file: /javase/9/docs/api/java/net/URL.html#getRef--

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