Convert an absolute URI to a URL in Java

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import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URL;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {

    URI uri = null;
    URL url = null;

    // Create a URI
    uri = new URI("file://D:/1.4/Ex1.java");
    System.out.println(uri);
    url = uri.toURL();
    System.out.println(url);
  }
}