gistfile1.java

    private String getResponse(HttpURLConnection conn){
    
        InputStream is = null;
        try 
        {
            is = conn.getInputStream(); 
            int ch; 
            StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(); 
            while( ( ch = is.read() ) != -1 ) { 
                sb.append( (char)ch ); 
            } 
            return sb.toString(); 
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
           e.printStackTrace();
        }
        finally 
        {
            try {
            if (is != null)
                is.close();
            } catch (Exception e) {}
        
        return "";
      }    
  }