java.net · java.base · since Java 1.4

URI

declaration

public final class URI implements Comparable<URI>, Serializable

Parsed, immutable resource identifier — scheme, host, path, query — with proper escaping rules. The type HttpClient and modern APIs want.

Key methods

`static URI create(String str)`	Parse (unchecked exception on syntax errors).
`String getHost() / getPath() / getQuery()`	Components.
`URI resolve(String str)`	Relative reference resolution.