org.mdi.app

Class PlatformUtils

java.lang.Object

org.mdi.app.PlatformUtils

public class PlatformUtils
extends java.lang.Object

This class provides several System utilities.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static short	getPlatformType() Return the OS type.
static boolean	isMACOSXPlatform() Return true if the platform is Mac OS X.
static boolean	isUnixPlatform() Return true if the platform is an UNIX-like OS.
static boolean	isWindowsPlatform() Return true if the platform is a Windows OS.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getPlatformType

public static final short getPlatformType()

Return the OS type. The supported OS are:

• OS_MACOSX
• OS_WINDOWS
• OS_LINUX
• OS_UNIX for Unix systems (AIX, SunOS, hp-ux)
• OS_OTHER for unknown OS types

Returns:

the OS type

isUnixPlatform

public static boolean isUnixPlatform()

Return true if the platform is an UNIX-like OS.

Returns:

true if the platform is an UNIX-like OS

isWindowsPlatform

public static boolean isWindowsPlatform()

Return true if the platform is a Windows OS.

Returns:

true if the platform is a Windows OS

isMACOSXPlatform

public static boolean isMACOSXPlatform()

Return true if the platform is Mac OS X.

Returns:

true if the platform is Mac OS X