How to call a browser through Java coding?

Question

I want to call a browser (e.g. Internet Explorer / Firefox / Google Chrome / Opera) through the Java interface. I also need to pass some web links to this Java process. How to achieve this?

Answer 1

You can use the desktop API :

java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop().browse(new URI("http://stackoverflow.com"));

This will launch the browser

Answer 2

You can do this with Desktop#browse(). However, it will only launch the configured default browser.

Answer 3

. Desktop API Java SE 6 " "

Answer 4

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Click this link on how to execute an external process in Java.