How to follow a redirected URL in Java?

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import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;

public class FollowRedirectExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            String initialUrl = "https://example.com";
            URL url = new URL(initialUrl);
            HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
            
            // Set HttpURLConnection to follow redirects
            connection.setInstanceFollowRedirects(true);
            
            // Check if the response code is a redirect (3xx)
            int responseCode = connection.getResponseCode();
            if (responseCode >= 300 && responseCode <= 399) {
                // Get the redirected URL
                String redirectedUrl = connection.getHeaderField("Location");
                if (redirectedUrl != null) {
                    url = new URL(redirectedUrl);
                    connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
                }
            }
            
            // Print the final URL after following redirects
            System.out.println("Final URL: " + url.toString());
            
            // Continue processing the response as needed
            
            // Don't forget to close the connection
            connection.disconnect();
            
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}