package com.atlassian.uwc.util; | |
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// | |
// Bare Bones Browser Launch // | |
// Version 1.5 // | |
// December 10, 2005 // | |
// Supports: Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, Unix, Windows XP // | |
// Example Usage: // | |
// String url = "http://www.centerkey.com/"; // | |
// BareBonesBrowserLaunch.openURL(url); // | |
// Public Domain Software -- Free to Use as You Like // | |
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// | |
import java.lang.reflect.Method; | |
import javax.swing.JOptionPane; | |
public class BareBonesBrowserLaunch { | |
private static final String errMsg = "Error attempting to launch web browser"; | |
public static void openURL(String url) { | |
String osName = System.getProperty("os.name"); | |
try { | |
if (osName.startsWith("Mac OS")) { | |
Class fileMgr = Class.forName("com.apple.eio.FileManager"); | |
Method openURL = fileMgr.getDeclaredMethod("openURL", | |
new Class[] {String.class}); | |
openURL.invoke(null, new Object[] {url}); | |
} | |
else if (osName.startsWith("Windows")) | |
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " + url); | |
else { //assume Unix or Linux | |
String[] browsers = { | |
"firefox", "opera", "konqueror", "epiphany", "mozilla", "netscape" }; | |
String browser = null; | |
for (int count = 0; count < browsers.length && browser == null; count++) | |
if (Runtime.getRuntime().exec( | |
new String[] {"which", browsers[count]}).waitFor() == 0) | |
browser = browsers[count]; | |
if (browser == null) | |
throw new Exception("Could not find web browser"); | |
else | |
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] {browser, url}); | |
} | |
} | |
catch (Exception e) { | |
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, errMsg + ":\n" + e.getLocalizedMessage()); | |
} | |
} | |
} |