Open Browser window from Java program

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I have an application written in Java. It is designed to run on a Linux box standalone. I am trying to spawn a new firefox windo

Answer 1

If you can narrow it down to Java 6, you can use the desktop API:

http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2SE/Desktop/javase6/desktop_api/

Should look something like:

    if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
        Desktop desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();
        if (desktop.isSupported(Desktop.Action.BROWSE)) {
            try {
                desktop.browse(new URI("http://localhost"));
            }
            catch(IOException ioe) {
                ioe.printStackTrace();
            }
            catch(URISyntaxException use) {
                use.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }