org.edelbyte.util
Class System

java.lang.Object
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public class System

extends java.lang.Object

The System class provides operating system related stuff. It cannot be instantiated.

Author:

Daniel Scheibli <daniel.scheibli at edelbyte.org>

Field Summary

static int	OS_FAMILY_UNIX Constant standing for the Unix operating systems, like IBM's AIX, Linux, Sun Solaris and others.
static int	OS_FAMILY_WINTEL Constant standing for all DOS succession operating systems, like the Microsoft Windows family and IBM's OS/2.

Method Summary

static int

getOsFamily() Detects and returns the operating system family. Background: The detection is done by interpreting the value of java.lang.System.getProperty("os.name");

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

OS_FAMILY_WINTEL

public static final int OS_FAMILY_WINTEL

Constant standing for all DOS succession operating systems, like the Microsoft Windows family and IBM's OS/2.

OS_FAMILY_UNIX

public static final int OS_FAMILY_UNIX

Constant standing for the Unix operating systems, like IBM's AIX, Linux, Sun Solaris and others.

Method Detail

getOsFamily

public static int getOsFamily()
                       throws UnknownValueException

Detects and returns the operating system family.

Background: The detection is done by interpreting the value of java.lang.System.getProperty("os.name");

Returns:

OS_FAMILY_UNIX - For the case, that a Unix family operating system was detected.
OS_FAMILY_WINTEL - For the case, that a Wintel family operating system was detected.

Throws:

UnknownValueException - For the case, that the operating system family could not be detected.