org.apache.uima.internal.util

Class BrowserUtil

java.lang.Object

org.apache.uima.internal.util.BrowserUtil

public class BrowserUtil
extends Object

The BrowserUtil class provides one static method - openUrlInDefaultBrowser, which opens the given URL in the default web browser for the current user of the system. Current implementation supports Windows, Linux and some Unix systems.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	main(String[] args) For testing only.
static Process	openUrlInDefaultBrowser(String url) Attempts to open the default web browser to the given URL.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

main

public static void main(String[] args)

For testing only.

Parameters:

args - [url_to_open]

openUrlInDefaultBrowser

public static Process openUrlInDefaultBrowser(String url)
                                       throws Exception

Attempts to open the default web browser to the given URL.

Parameters:

url - The URL to open

Returns:

Returns the process browser object or null if no browser could be found. On MacOs null is returned in any case.

Throws:

Exception - If the available web browser does not run