Keep getting java.net.MalformedURLException: no protocol when setting url with variable

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I keep getting no protocol on a url when I try to change it from a string to a url. Any help would be greatly appreciated! ``` icon_image = weather.weather_pic(); //^ The string icon_image is = http://icons.wxug.com/i/c/k/clear.gif URL url = new URL("http://icons.wxug.com/i/c/k/clear.gif"); // when I try URL url = new URL(icon_image); it gives me malformed unknown protocal. // but if i set it like this URL url = new URL("http://icons.wxug.com/i/c/k/clear.gif") it works ?? ``` I added weather_pic to show what its doing ``` public static String weather_pic() throws IOException { // Connect to the URL using java's native library String sURL = "http://api.wunderground.com/api/84b167e6ec916b78/conditions/q/NV/Reno.json"; //just a string URL url = null; try { url = new URL(sURL); } catch (MalformedURLException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } HttpURLConnection request = null; try { request = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection(); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } try { request.…

Accepted Answer

You are using `cond.get("icon_url").toString()` which surrounds string result with `"` like in your case:

```
"http://icons.wxug.com/i/c/k/partlycloudy.gif"
^                                            ^
```

When URL finds that `"` at start instead of protocol name it complains about it.

To solve that problem and get rid of those extra `"` use

```
cond.get("icon_url").getAsString();
```

Keep getting java.net.MalformedURLException: no protocol when setting url with variable

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