Package uk.ac.starlink.topcat.func
Class Browsers
- java.lang.Object
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public class Browsers extends java.lang.Object
Displays URLs in web browsers.- Since:
- 9 Jun 2005
- Author:
- Mark Taylor (Starlink)
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description static java.lang.String
basicBrowser(java.lang.String url)
Displays a URL in a basic HTML viewer.static java.lang.String
firefox(java.lang.String url)
Displays a URL in a Firefox web browser.static java.lang.String
mozalike(java.lang.String cmd, java.lang.String url)
Displays a URL in a web browser from the Mozilla family; it must support flags of the type "-remote openURL(
url)
".static java.lang.String
mozilla(java.lang.String url)
Displays a URL in a Mozilla web browser.static java.lang.String
netscape(java.lang.String url)
Displays a URL in a Netscape web browser.static java.lang.String
systemBrowser(java.lang.String url)
Attempts to display a URL in the system's default web browser.
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Method Detail
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basicBrowser
public static java.lang.String basicBrowser(java.lang.String url)
Displays a URL in a basic HTML viewer. This is only likely to work for HTML, text or RTF data. The browser can follow hyperlinks and has simple forward/back buttons, but lacks the sophistication of a proper WWW browser application.- Parameters:
url
- location of the document to display- Returns:
- short log message
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systemBrowser
public static java.lang.String systemBrowser(java.lang.String url)
Attempts to display a URL in the system's default web browser. Exactly what couts as the default web browser is system dependent, as is whether this function will work properly.- Parameters:
url
- location of the document to display- Returns:
- short log message
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mozilla
public static java.lang.String mozilla(java.lang.String url)
Displays a URL in a Mozilla web browser. Probably only works on Unix-like operating systems, and only if Mozilla is already running.- Parameters:
url
- location of the document to display- Returns:
- short log message
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firefox
public static java.lang.String firefox(java.lang.String url)
Displays a URL in a Firefox web browser. Probably only works on Unix-like operating systems, and only if Firefox is already running.- Parameters:
url
- location of the document to display- Returns:
- short log message
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netscape
public static java.lang.String netscape(java.lang.String url)
Displays a URL in a Netscape web browser. Probably only works on Unix-like operating systems, and only if Netscape is already running.- Parameters:
url
- location of the document to display- Returns:
- short log message
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mozalike
public static java.lang.String mozalike(java.lang.String cmd, java.lang.String url)
Displays a URL in a web browser from the Mozilla family; it must support flags of the type "-remote openURL(
url)
". Probably only works on Unix-like operating systems, and only if the browser is already running.- Parameters:
cmd
- name or path of the browser commandurl
- location of the document to display- Returns:
- short log message
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