Here you can find the source of is64Bit()
public static Boolean is64Bit()
//package com.java2s; /*/*from w w w . j a v a 2s. com*/ * Copyright 2016 Roche NimbleGen Inc. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ public class Main { /** * @return null if cannot be determined */ public static Boolean is64Bit() { Boolean is64bit = null; if (isWindows()) { is64bit = (System.getenv("ProgramFiles(x86)") != null); } else { is64bit = (System.getProperty("os.arch").indexOf("64") != -1); } return is64bit; } public static boolean isWindows() { return getOsName().startsWith("Windows"); } public static String getOsName() { return System.getProperty("os.name"); } }