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//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
        String url = "java2s.com";
        browse(url);
    }

    public static void browse(String url) throws Exception {
        // <lg> Looking Glass uses the native browser launch, not the 'else' hack.
        if (java.awt.Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
            // Do this through the JVM if at all possible
            java.awt.Desktop desktop = java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop();
            desktop.browse(new java.net.URI(url));
        } else {
            String lcOSName = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase(
                    java.util.Locale.ENGLISH);
            if (lcOSName.startsWith("mac os")) {
                Class<?> fileMgr = Class
                        .forName("com.apple.eio.FileManager");
                java.lang.reflect.Method openURL = fileMgr
                        .getDeclaredMethod("openURL",
                                new Class[] { String.class });
                openURL.invoke(null, new Object[] { url });
            } else {
                Runtime runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();
                if (lcOSName.startsWith("windows")) {
                    runtime.exec("rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler "
                            + url);
                } else {
                    final String[] browsers = { "firefox", "opera",
                            "konqueror", "epiphany", "seamonkey", "galeon",
                            "kazehakase", "mozilla", "netscape" };
                    boolean found = false;
                    for (String browser : browsers) {
                        found = runtime.exec(
                                new String[] { "which", browser })
                                .waitFor() == 0;
                        if (found) {
                            runtime.exec(new String[] { browser, url });
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    if (!found) {
                        throw new RuntimeException(
                                "unable to find browser from amongst: "
                                        + java.util.Arrays
                                                .toString(browsers));
                    }
                }
            } // </lg>
        }
    }

    public static void browse(java.net.URI uri) throws Exception {
        browse(uri.getRawPath());
    }

    public static void browse(java.net.URL url) throws Exception {
        browse(url.toExternalForm());
    }
}

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