Java 9 : HTTP GET request example

Using the JDK 9 HTTP Client API to make a GET request to the URL

Package

• jdk.incubator.http.HttpClient
• jdk.incubator.http.HttpRequest
• java.net.URI

1. HttpClient client = HttpClient.newBuilder().build();
2. HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder(new URI("http://java.com")).GET().version(HttpClient.Version.HTTP_1_1).build();
3. HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request,HttpResponse.BodyHandler.asString());
4. System.out.println("Status code: " + response.statusCode());
5. System.out.println("Response Body: " + response.body());

Print the status code and the response body.