[java] How can I get the request URL from a Java Filter?

I am trying to write a filter that can retrieve the request URL, but I'm not sure how to do so.

Here is what I have so far:

import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import java.io.IOException;

public class MyFilter implements Filter {
    public void init(FilterConfig config) throws ServletException { }

    public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) throws ServletException, IOException {
        chain.doFilter(request, response);

        String url = ((HttpServletRequest) request).getPathTranslated();
        System.out.println("Url: " + url);
    }

    public void destroy() { }
}

When I hit a page on my server, the only output I see is "Url: null".

What is the correct way to get the requested URL from a given ServletRequest object in a Filter?

Building on another answer on this page,

public static String getCurrentUrlFromRequest(ServletRequest request)
{
   if (! (request instanceof HttpServletRequest))
       return null;

   return getCurrentUrlFromRequest((HttpServletRequest)request);
}

public static String getCurrentUrlFromRequest(HttpServletRequest request)
{
    StringBuffer requestURL = request.getRequestURL();
    String queryString = request.getQueryString();

    if (queryString == null)
        return requestURL.toString();

    return requestURL.append('?').append(queryString).toString();
}

request.getRequestURL();   

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