/**
* $Id: BrowserLaunch.java 125 2008-04-22 08:06:08Z mbroeker $
* $URL: http://localhost/svn/eclipse/Schachspiel/trunk/org/homelinux/largo/utils/BrowserLaunch.java $
*/
package org.homelinux.largo.utils;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
/**
* Cross-Platform Browserlaunch
*/
public class BrowserLaunch {
private static final String errMsg = "Error attempting to launch web browser";
/**
* This method opens the URL in a native platform browser
*/
public 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 {
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());
}
}
};