How do I programmatically determine operating system in Java?

Question

I would like to determine the operating system of the host that my Java program is running programmatically (for example: I would like to be able to load different propertie

Answer 1

A small example of what you're trying to achieve would probably be a class similar to what's underneath:

import java.util.Locale;

public class OperatingSystem
{
    private static String OS = System.getProperty("os.name", "unknown").toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);

    public static boolean isWindows()
    {
        return OS.contains("win");
    }

    public static boolean isMac()
    {
        return OS.contains("mac");
    }

    public static boolean isUnix()
    {
        return OS.contains("nux");
    }
}

This particular implementation is quite reliable and should be universally applicable. Just copy and paste it into your class of choice.