net.sourceforge.ganttproject.util
Class BrowserControl

java.lang.Object
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public class BrowserControl
extends java.lang.Object

A simple, static class to display an URL in the system browser. Under Windows, this will bring up the default browser, usually either Netscape or Microsoft IE. The default browser is determined by the OS. This has been tested under: Windows 95/98/NT/2000. Under MacOS, this will bring up the default browser. The default browser is determined by the OS. This has been tested under: n/a In other cases (and under Unix), the system browser is hard-coded to be 'netscape'. Netscape must be in your PATH for this to work. This has been tested with the following platforms: AIX, HP-UX and Solaris. Examples: * BrowserControl.displayURL("http://www.javaworld.com") BrowserControl.displayURL("file://c:\\docs\\index.html") BrowserContorl.displayURL("file:///user/joe/index.html"); Note - you must include the url type -- either "http://" or "file://".


Constructor Summary
BrowserControl()
           
 
Method Summary
static boolean displayURL(java.lang.String url)
          Display an URL in the system browser.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

BrowserControl

public BrowserControl()
Method Detail

displayURL

public static boolean displayURL(java.lang.String url)
Display an URL in the system browser. If you want to display a file, you must include the absolute path name.

Parameters:
url - the document's url (the url must start with either "http://" or "file://").


Copyright © 2002 Alexandre THOMAS.