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how to detect OS at run time using java class?

I make modular App in netbeans platform, and I don't know how to check in which OS this App is running java? accoriding that I want to set the path of my folder and images in my App. and I want to check that at run time. Please suggest me.

Solution

  • If you are using the NetBeans Platform then you should add a dependency with the Utilities module (very useful):

    Then you just say

    Utilities.isMac() or Utilities.isUnix() or Utilities.isWindows().

    In case you want to do it more precisely you can

    switch( Utilities.getOperatingSystem() )
{
  case Utilities.OS_AIX: 
  case Utilities.OS_FREEBSD:
  case Utilities.OS_HP:
  case Utilities.OS_IRIX:
  case Utilities.OS_LINUX:
  case Utilities.OS_MAC:
  case Utilities.OS_OPENBSD:
  case Utilities.OS_OS2:
  case Utilities.OS_SOLARIS:
  case Utilities.OS_SUNOS:
  case Utilities.OS_TRU64:
  case Utilities.OS_WIN95:
  case Utilities.OS_WIN98:
  case Utilities.OS_WIN2000:

    (Well, and all the rest, this is getting too long for an answer, I'm afraid, see the link above for more OSes).