Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.io.BufferedReader; import java.io.InputStreamReader; public class Main { static final String LOGTAG = "Helper"; public static String getSystemProp(String key) { String line = ""; try { Process ifc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("getprop " + key); BufferedReader bis = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(ifc.getInputStream())); line = bis.readLine(); ifc.destroy(); } catch (java.io.IOException e) { return new String(LOGTAG); } return line; } }