public static void openURL(String url) {
try {
browse(url);
} catch (Exception e) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Error attempting to launch web browser:\n" + e.getLocalizedMessage());
}
}
private static void browse(String url) throws ClassNotFoundException, IllegalAccessException,
IllegalArgumentException, InterruptedException, InvocationTargetException, IOException,
NoSuchMethodException {
String osName = System.getProperty("os.name", "");
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 { // assume Unix or Linux
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 NoSuchMethodException("Could not find web browser");
else
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { browser, url });
}
}