How to send https request with certificates in java?

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import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.URL;
import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;

public class HttpsRequestWithCertificatesExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        URL url = new URL("https://www.example.com");
        HttpsURLConnection connection = (HttpsURLConnection) url.openConnection();
        
        // Load the custom SSL certificates
        System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.keyStore", "path_to_key_store_file");
        System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.keyStorePassword", "key_store_password");
        System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.trustStore", "path_to_trust_store_file");
        System.setProperty("javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword", "trust_store_password");
        
        // Perform the HTTPS request
        connection.setRequestMethod("GET");
        
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream()));
        String inputLine;
        StringBuffer response = new StringBuffer();
        
        while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null) {
            response.append(inputLine);
        }
        in.close();
        
        System.out.println(response.toString());
    }
}