Java: get page headers and then close connection

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Java: get page headers and then close connection

I would like to get only the page titles for the url without loading the page content. This is what I am currently using:

...
URL targetUrl = new URL( urlValue );
HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection) targetUrl.openConnection();
String value = conn.getHeaderField(0);
...

I'm not sure if this will cause the headers to stop or do anything.

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java urlconnection

orourkedd 12 Mar 12:01 pm

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BalusC · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-12T23:23:03+0000

Submit your HEAD

request instead GET

(which is the default method).

conn.setRequestMethod("HEAD");
// ...

Otherwise, the full response body is returned.

Java: get page headers and then close connection

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