The **`getQuery()` method** of the `URL` class can be used to get the query or parameter of a specified URL.

The image below shows the different parts of a URL.

![Parts of the url](/api/edpresso/shot/5269917493886976/image/6209014844620800)

> The `URL` class is present in the `java.net` package. 

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## Syntax 

The syntax of the `getQuery()` method is shown below.

```java
public String getQuery()
```

## Parameters

The `getQuery()` method doesn't take any parameters. 

## Return value

The return type of the `getQuery()` method is `string`. If the URL doesn't have any query then `null` is returned.

## Code 

The code below shows how to use the `getQuery()` method in Java.

import java.net.URL;

class GetQueryExample {
    public static void main( String args[] ) {
        try {
            URL url= new URL("https:// www.educative.io?userid=123&lang=en");
            //Get Query
            String query=url.getQuery();
            System.out.println("The URL is : "+url);
            System.out.println("\nReference or anchor is : "+ query);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println(e);
        }
    }
}

## Explanation 

In the code above: 

* Line $6$ creates a URL object.

```
URL url= new URL("https:// www.educative.io?userid=123&lang=en");
``` 
* In line $8$, the `getQuery()` method gets the query segment of the URL object.

```
String query=url.getQuery();
```

* Finally, the URL and its query segment are printed in lines $9$ and $10$. 

What is the URL.getQuery() method in Java?

URL's getQuery() method fetches the query segment; returns a string or null if absent.