Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.Desktop; import java.awt.Desktop.Action; import java.io.IOException; import java.net.URI; import java.net.URISyntaxException; import javax.swing.JOptionPane; public class Main { /** * Opens the given website in the default browser, or show a message saying * that no default browser could be accessed. */ public static void browse(Component parent, String uri) { boolean error = false; if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported() && Desktop.getDesktop().isSupported(Action.BROWSE)) { try { Desktop.getDesktop().browse(new URI(uri)); } catch (URISyntaxException ex) { throw new RuntimeException(ex); } catch (IOException ex) { error = true; } } else { error = true; } if (error) { String msg = "Impossible to open the default browser from the application.\nSorry."; JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(parent, msg); } } }