Browser Launcher 2
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// Bare Bones Browser Launch //
// Version 1.2 //
// November 11, 2005 //
// Supports: Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, Unix, Windows XP //
// Example Usage: //
// String url = "http://www.centerkey.com/"; //
// BareBonesBrowserLaunch.openURL(url); //
// Public Domain Software -- Free to Use as You Like //
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//package mvplan.util;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class BrowserLauncher {
private static final String errMsg = "Error attempting to launch web browser";
public static void openURL(String url) {
int os = PlatformDetector.detect();
try {
if (os == PlatformDetector.MACOS) {
Class macUtils = Class.forName("com.apple.mrj.MRJFileUtils");
Method openURL = macUtils.getDeclaredMethod("openURL",
new Class[] { String.class });
openURL.invoke(null, new Object[] { url });
} else if (os == PlatformDetector.WINDOWS)
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(
"rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " + url);
else { // assume Unix or Linux
String[] browsers = { "firefox", "opera", "konqueror",
"epiphany", "mozilla", "netscape" };
String browser = null;
for (int count = 0; count < browsers.length && browser == null; count++)
if (Runtime.getRuntime()
.exec(new String[] { "which", browsers[count] })
.waitFor() == 0)
browser = browsers[count];
if (browser == null)
throw new Exception("Could not find web browser.");
else
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { browser, url });
}
} catch (Exception e) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
errMsg + ":\n" + e.getLocalizedMessage());
}
}
}
class PlatformDetector {
public static final int MACOS = 0;
public static final int UNIX = 1;
public static final int WINDOWS = 3;
/** Creates a new instance of PlatformDetector */
public static int detect() {
String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");
if (osName.startsWith("Mac OS"))
return MACOS;
else if (osName.startsWith("Windows"))
return WINDOWS;
else
// assume Unix or Linux
return UNIX;
}
}
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