Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * MIT License * * Copyright (c) 2016 Aldrin Clemente * * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all * copies or substantial portions of the Software. * * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE * SOFTWARE. */ import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException; import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; import android.net.Uri; public class Main { /** * Launches the URI specified. * * @param context * @param uri The URI to launch. * @return <b>true</b> if the URI is valid and there are available apps to handle it, <b>false</b> otherwise */ public static boolean launchURI(Context context, String uri) { Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(uri)); try { context.startActivity(intent); return true; } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) { return false; } } }