Open a web page from a java standalone class

[Mansi Mishra]

Hi

I need to open a web page say "www.google.com" from a java standalone class. I am using JDK 1.5.
Any help is appreciated...

Thanks
Mansi

[Mansi Mishra]

I got the solution. I am posting it here for people who might face the similar issue later. This is customized for windows applications.

 

package testClasses;

import java.io.IOException;

public class TestArachini4
{
    public static void displayURL(String url)
    {
        String cmd = null;
        try
        {
            // cmd = 'rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler http://...'
            cmd = "rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " +  url;
            Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
        }
        catch (IOException x)
        {
            // couldn't exec browser
            System.err.println("Could not invoke browser, command=" + cmd);
            System.err.println("Caught: " + x);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Simple example.
     */
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        displayURL("http://www.google.com");
    }
}
   

[salvin francis]

isnt thre a component in swing that allows you to load an html page via url ?

I am not sure about the name, its been long since i saw swing

i think its the JEditorPane (i may be wrong)

[salvin francis]

Refer to the following link :

how to create a simple browser in swing

[Ulf Dittmer]

how to create a simple browser in swing

That Swing component supports a version of HTML that's been obsolete for so long that it's unlikely to render recent web pages properly (it supports HTML 3.2, no CSS, no JavaScript). A much better alternative is the Lobo web browser component.

A better (read: cross-platform) alternative for opening a page in a browser would be to use Bare Bones Browser Launch.

[Mansi Mishra]

Thanks guys for the response

[salvin francis]

hmm, like i said, its a long time since i touched swing