How do I see my classpath?

[Paul Keohan]

I am running Windows 98 but I don't see the environment option under my system icon in the Control Panel, to lookup the classpath. How do I look up the existing classpath from DOS? I've researched this on the web but I only get information on how to set it - just not how to see it.
Thanks for any help.
Paul

[Cindy Glass]

Compile and run this code. Look for java.class.path about in the middle of all of the other properties. Of course if you are REAL clever you can call just the one property using getProperty("java.classs.path");, but this works.

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public  class GetProperties {
  public static void main(String args[]){
    System.out.println(System.getProperties());
  }
}

[Michael Hildner]

Or, straight from DOS, at the command line, type:
echo %classpath%
or just type:
set
to see all the environment variables.

[Cindy Glass]

Yeah, but my way uses java, and therefore is much more by definition.
OK, OK, so maybe your way is more efficient . . . but this IS a java forum .

[Michael Hildner]

You're absolutely correct, Cindy, yours is much more cool.
But the question was:

How do I look up the existing classpath from DOS?

So I'm more accurate

[Cindy Glass]

But
>java GetProperties
is FROM the DOS prompt!! yourself
[This message has been edited by Cindy Glass (edited May 09, 2001).]

[Michael Hildner]

Allright, I give up, you win.
Never argue with a bartender

[Paul Keohan]

I value both of your responses greatly but I have to say, Michael's answer was what I was actually looking for. But to be diplomatic, I now know about this little Java feature that Cindy mentioned and I'm a better Java lad overall.
Paul

[Cindy Glass]

Thank you for your diplomacy Paul.
Now my shredded image is pasted back together .