Tomcat: How do I set up a Java system property in Netbeans?

Question

How do I, from Netbeans, for use with Tomcat, set up an environment variable that I can read using System.getProperty(...);

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Answer 1

The answer is just in the NetBeans FAQ here:
http://wiki.netbeans.org/FaqSysPropsDuringRun

Answer 2

1. Go to the Tomcat Properties Platform Settings

In Netbeans, click the "Services" tag. Under "Servers", you'll see "Tomcat 7.0". Right click "Tomcat 7.0" and select "Properties". Then select the "Platform" tab.

2. Under VM Options, add -Dvariable=value

Leave the D in place, and replace the variable with whatever variable name you'd like to set and value whatever value you'd like to set the variable to.

3. Read out the property from your code.

System.out.println("The value is " + System.getProperty("variable"));