Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025
The
getAuthority()function is a part of
URL class. The function getAuthority() returns the authority of a specified URL. The Authority part of the URL is the host name and the port of the URL.
Function Signaturepublic String getAuthority()Syntax
url.getAuthority()Parameter
: This function does not require any parameter
Return Type: The function returns
StringType Below programs illustrates the use of getHost() function:
Example 1: Java
// Java program to show the
// use of the function getAuthority()
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");
// get the Authority
String authority
= url.getAuthority();
// display the URL
System.out.println("URL = "
+ url);
// display the Authority
System.out.println("Authority = "
+ authority);
}
// if any error occurs
catch (Exception e) {
// display the error
System.out.println(e);
}
}
}
Output:
URL = https:// www.geeksforgeeks.org Authority = www.geeksforgeeks.orgExample 2:
The difference between getAuthority() and getHost() function is that getAuthority() returns the host along with the port but getHost() returns only the host name.
Java
// Java program to show the
// use of the function getAuthority()
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:80/url-samefile-method-in-java-with-examples/");
// get the Authority
String authority
= url.getAuthority();
// get the Host
String host = url.getHost();
// display the URL
System.out.println("URL = " + url);
// display the Authority
System.out.println("Authority = "
+ authority);
// display the Host
System.out.println("Host = " + host);
}
// if any error occurs
catch (Exception e) {
// display the error
System.out.println(e);
}
}
}
Output:
URL = https:// www.geeksforgeeks.org:80/url-samefile-method-in-java-with-examples/ Authority = www.geeksforgeeks.org:80 Host = www.geeksforgeeks.org
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