Use the Desktop class to launch a URL with default browser in Java

/*from  w w  w .  j a  v  a  2 s. c  o m*/
import java.awt.Desktop;
import java.net.URI;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] a) throws Exception{
      URI uri = new URI("http://www.java2s.com");
      Desktop desktop = null;
      if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
        desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();
      }

      if (desktop != null)
        desktop.browse(uri);
  }
}