1 /**

     2  *  $Id: BrowserLaunch.java 125 2008-04-22 08:06:08Z mbroeker $

     3  * $URL: http://localhost/svn/eclipse/Schachspiel/trunk/org/homelinux/largo/utils/BrowserLaunch.java $

     4  */

     5 

     6 package org.homelinux.largo.utils;

     7 

     8 import java.lang.reflect.Method;

     9 

    10 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

    11 /**

    12  * Cross-Platform Browserlaunch

    13  */

    14 public class BrowserLaunch {

    15 	private static final String errMsg = "Error attempting to launch web browser";

    16 

    17 	/**

    18 	 * This method opens the URL in a native platform browser

    19 	 */

    20 	public void openURL(String url) {

    21 		String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");

    22 		try {

    23 			if (osName.startsWith("Mac OS")) {

    24 				Class<?> fileMgr = Class.forName("com.apple.eio.FileManager");

    25 				Method openURL = fileMgr.getDeclaredMethod("openURL",

    26 						new Class[] { String.class });

    27 				openURL.invoke(null, new Object[] { url });

    28 			} else if (osName.startsWith("Windows"))

    29 				Runtime.getRuntime().exec(

    30 						"rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " + url);

    31 			else {

    32 				String[] browsers = { "firefox", "opera", "konqueror",

    33 						"epiphany", "mozilla", "netscape" };

    34 				String browser = null;

    35 				for (int count = 0; count < browsers.length && browser == null; count++)

    36 					if (Runtime.getRuntime().exec(

    37 							new String[] { "which", browsers[count] })

    38 							.waitFor() == 0)

    39 						browser = browsers[count];

    40 				if (browser == null)

    41 					throw new Exception("Could not find web browser");

    42 				else

    43 					Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { browser, url });

    44 			}

    45 		} catch (Exception e) {

    46 			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, errMsg + ":\n"

    47 					+ e.getLocalizedMessage());

    48 		}

    49 	}

    50 };