edu.xtec.util

Class BrowserLauncher

java.lang.Object

edu.xtec.util.BrowserLauncher

public class BrowserLauncher
extends Object

Class to open the system's default web browser.

Since JClic uses Java 1.6, this class can make direct calls to java.awt.Desktop.browse

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	BROWSER Added by fbusquets - Key used to store browser settings in properties files *

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BrowserLauncher()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getPreferredBrowser(String defaultValue) Added by fbusquets Gets the path to the user's preferred browser.
static void	openURL(String surl) Open a string URL This is equal to openURL(surl, null) so any error dialog will have no parent.
static void	openURL(String surl, Component parent) Open a string URL
static void	openURL(URL url) Open a URL This is equal to openURL(url, null) so any error dialog will have no parent.
static void	openURL(URL url, Component parent) Open a URL
static void	setPreferredBrowser(String browserCmd) Added by fbusquets Sets the path to the user's perferred browser.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

BROWSER

public static final String BROWSER

Added by fbusquets - Key used to store browser settings in properties files *

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

BrowserLauncher

public BrowserLauncher()

Method Detail

openURL

public static void openURL(URL url,
           Component parent)

Open a URL

Parameters:

url - URL to open

parent - parent component for error message dialog

openURL

public static void openURL(String surl,
           Component parent)

Open a string URL

Parameters:

surl - URL to open (as String)

parent - parent component for error message dialog

openURL

public static void openURL(URL url)

Open a URL

This is equal to openURL(url, null) so any error dialog will have no parent.

Parameters:

url - URL to open

openURL

public static void openURL(String surl)

Open a string URL

This is equal to openURL(surl, null) so any error dialog will have no parent.

Parameters:

surl - URL to open (as String)

setPreferredBrowser

public static void setPreferredBrowser(String browserCmd)

Added by fbusquets Sets the path to the user's perferred browser.

Parameters:

browserCmd - The path to the browser to be used by BrowserLaunched

getPreferredBrowser

public static String getPreferredBrowser(String defaultValue)

Added by fbusquets Gets the path to the user's preferred browser.

Parameters:

defaultValue - The default choice, used only if preferred browser not set.

Returns:

The command line corresponding to the user's preferred browser