Class 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 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