Java JVM getJvmExecutablePath()

Description

Get the path of the JVM executable.

License

Open Source License

Return

path to JVM executable

Declaration

public static Object getJvmExecutablePath() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**// ww  w. ja v  a  2  s .  co  m
     * Get the path of the JVM executable.
     * Tries to identify the same JVM executable as the one
     * that is executing currently.  Otherwise, just returns
     * "java".  Note that the full JVM executable path will 
     * (probably) only be found on Linux/Unix for JRE/JDK
     * installations that use the standard directory layout.
     * 
     * @return path to JVM executable
     */
    public static Object getJvmExecutablePath() {
        String javaHome = System.getProperty("java.home");
        File jvmExe = new File(javaHome + "/bin/java");
        if (jvmExe.exists()) {
            return jvmExe.getPath();
        }
        return "java";
    }
}

Related

1. getJVM()
2. getJVMClassPath(boolean includeBootClassPath)
3. getJvmDll(String javahome)
4. getJVMPath()
5. isJdk()