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package com.centerkey.utils;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import java.util.Arrays;
/**
* <b>Bare Bones Browser Launch for Java</b><br>
* Utility class to open a web page from a Swing application
* in the user's default browser.<br>
* Supports: Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, Unix, Windows XP/Vista<br>
* Example Usage:<code><br> &nbsp; &nbsp;
* String url = "http://www.google.com/";<br> &nbsp; &nbsp;
* BareBonesBrowserLaunch.openURL(url);<br></code>
* Latest Version: <a href="http://www.centerkey.com/java/browser/">www.centerkey.com/java/browser</a><br>
* Author: Dem Pilafian<br>
* Public Domain Software -- Free to Use as You Like
* @version 2.0, May 26, 2009
*/
public class BareBonesBrowserLaunch {
static final String[] browsers = { "firefox", "opera", "konqueror", "epiphany",
"seamonkey", "galeon", "kazehakase", "mozilla", "netscape" };
/**
* Opens the specified web page in a web browser
* @param url A web address (URL) of a web page (ex: "http://www.google.com/")
*/
public static void openURL(String url) {
String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");
try {
if (osName.startsWith("Mac OS")) {
Class<?> fileMgr = Class.forName("com.apple.eio.FileManager");
Method openURL = fileMgr.getDeclaredMethod("openURL",
new Class[] {String.class});
openURL.invoke(null, new Object[] {url});
}
else if (osName.startsWith("Windows"))
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " + url);
else { //assume Unix or Linux
boolean found = false;
for (String browser : browsers)
if (!found) {
found = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(
new String[] {"which", browser}).waitFor() == 0;
if (found)
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] {browser, url});
}
if (!found)
throw new Exception(Arrays.toString(browsers));
}
}
catch (Exception e) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
"Error attempting to launch web browser\n" + e.toString());
}
}
}
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