 create a <code><a href="../../../reference/java/net/URL.html">URL</a></code> object.</li>
  
  <li>The <code><a href="../../../reference/java/net/URL.html">URL</a></code> object is used to establish an <code><a href="../../../reference/java/net/HttpURLConnection.html">HttpURLConnection</a></code>.</li>
  
  <li>Once the connection has been established, the <code><a href="../../../reference/java/net/HttpURLConnection.html">HttpURLConnection</a></code> object fetches the web page content as an <code><a href=