WebBrowser (Unidata IDV API v7.0u1)

java.lang.Object

ucar.unidata.idv.control.WebBrowser

public final class WebBrowser extends Object

A simple utility class for opening a web browser to a given link.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static void

browse(String url)

Attempts to use the system default browser to visit url.

static void

main(String[] args)

static boolean

useBrowserForUrl(String url)

Test whether or not a given URL should be opened in a web browser.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details
- browse
  
  public static void browse(String url)
  
  Attempts to use the system default browser to visit url. Tries looking for and executing any browser specified by the IDV property "idv.browser.path".
  If the property wasn't given or there was an error, try the new (as of Java 1.6) way of opening a browser.
  If the previous attempts failed (or we're in 1.5), we finally try some more primitive measures.
  Note: if you are trying to use this method with a JTextPane you may need to turn off editing via JTextComponent.setEditable(boolean).
  Parameters:
  
  url - URL to visit.
  
  See Also:
  
  tryUserSpecifiedBrowser(String)
  
  openNewStyle(String)
  
  openOldStyle(String)
- useBrowserForUrl
  
  public static boolean useBrowserForUrl(String url)
  
  Test whether or not a given URL should be opened in a web browser.
  
  Parameters:
  
  url - URL to test. Cannot be null.
  
  Returns:
  
  true if url begins with either "http:" or "https:".
- main
  
  public static void main(String[] args)