Here you can find the source of is64BitVM()
public static boolean is64BitVM()
//package com.java2s; /*//w w w .j a v a 2s . c o m * @(#)$Id: SystemUtils.java 3870 2008-05-21 02:46:25Z yui $ * * Copyright 2006-2008 Makoto YUI * * 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. * * Contributors: * Makoto YUI - initial implementation */ public class Main { public static boolean is64BitVM() { try { int bits = Integer.getInteger("sun.arch.data.model", 0).intValue(); if (bits != 0) { return bits == 64; } return System.getProperty("java.vm.name").indexOf("64") >= 0; } catch (Throwable t) { return false; } } }