How to read 'List separator' from OS in Java?

Question

I am writing a CSV exporter in Java that should respect the user\'s custom settings, especially the \"List separator\" to use as a delimiter.

In Windows, one can set

Answer 1

Without resorting to a platform specific solution I think that the best approach to take is going to be to allow users to specify their preference of list separator within your own application. Either in a preferences panel, a dialog box on export or via an optional command line argument.