com.cafesoft.core.util
Class SystemUtils

java.lang.Object
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public class SystemUtils

extends Object

SystemUtils contains various useful system-level utilities for launching and managing processes.

Since:

5/30/03

Field Summary

static boolean	debug Debug flag that determines if debugging is enabled for the SystemUtils class.
static boolean	IS_JAVA_1_1 Determine if the java version is 1.1.X
static boolean	IS_JAVA_1_2 Determine if the java version is 1.2.X
static boolean	IS_JAVA_1_3 Determine if the java version is 1.3.X
static boolean	IS_JAVA_1_4 Determine if the java version is 1.4.X
static boolean	IS_JAVA_1_5 Determine if the java version is 1.5.X
static String	JAVA_VERSION The value of the System property java.version

Constructor Summary

SystemUtils()

Method Summary

static void	beep() Sound a system-specific beep.
static void	execProcess(String[] args) Execute a Process (return once the process is launched).
static void	execProcessAndMonitor(String[] args) Execute an monitor a Process.
static Integer	execProcessAndWait(String[] args) Execute a Process and wait until it completes.
static String	getSystemProperties() Get the System properties
static void	launchWindowsBrowser(String url) Launch a browser or file viewer on Windows.
static void	launchWindowsHelp(String helpFile) Launch Windows Help.
static boolean	setDebug(boolean enable) Enable/disable debugging of SystemUtils.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

debug

public static boolean debug

Debug flag that determines if debugging is enabled for the SystemUtils class.

JAVA_VERSION

public static final String JAVA_VERSION

The value of the System property java.version

IS_JAVA_1_1

public static final boolean IS_JAVA_1_1

Determine if the java version is 1.1.X

IS_JAVA_1_2

public static final boolean IS_JAVA_1_2

Determine if the java version is 1.2.X

IS_JAVA_1_3

public static final boolean IS_JAVA_1_3

Determine if the java version is 1.3.X

IS_JAVA_1_4

public static final boolean IS_JAVA_1_4

Determine if the java version is 1.4.X

IS_JAVA_1_5

public static final boolean IS_JAVA_1_5

Determine if the java version is 1.5.X

Constructor Detail

SystemUtils

public SystemUtils()

Method Detail

getSystemProperties

public static String getSystemProperties()

Get the System properties

Returns:

a formatted String containing all system properties.

setDebug

public static boolean setDebug(boolean enable)

Enable/disable debugging of SystemUtils.

execProcess

public static void execProcess(String[] args)

Execute a Process (return once the process is launched).

Parameters:

args - the arguments (parameters) for the process.

execProcessAndWait

public static Integer execProcessAndWait(String[] args)

Execute a Process and wait until it completes. NOTE: System.out and System.err are captured from the process and displayed to the calling processes System.err.

Parameters:

args - the arguments (parameters) for the process.

execProcessAndMonitor

public static void execProcessAndMonitor(String[] args)

Execute an monitor a Process. NOTE: System.out and System.err are captured from the process and displayed to the calling processes System.err.

Parameters:

args - the arguments (parameters) for the process.

launchWindowsHelp

public static void launchWindowsHelp(String helpFile)

Launch Windows Help.

Parameters:

helpFile - the path to the Windows help file.

launchWindowsBrowser

public static void launchWindowsBrowser(String url)

Launch a browser or file viewer on Windows.

Parameters:

url - the URL or file path to be viewed.

beep

public static void beep()

Sound a system-specific beep.