For file path or directory separator, the Unix system introduced the slash character / as directory separator, and the Microsoft Windows introduced backslash character \ as the directory separator. In a nutshell, this is / on UNIX and \ on Windows. In Java, we can use the following three methods to get the platform-independent file […]
In Java, we can use System.getProperty("user.dir") to get the current working directory, the directory from where your program was launched. String dir = System.getProperty("user.dir"); // directory from where the program was launched // e.g /home/mkyong/projects/core-java/java-io System.out.println(dir); One of the good things about this system property user.dir is we can easily override the system property via […]
In Java, you can use System.getProperties() to get all the system properties. Properties properties = System.getProperties(); properties.forEach((k, v) -> System.out.println(k + ":" + v)); // Java 8 1. Example DisplayApp.java package com.mkyong.display; import java.util.Properties; public class DisplayApp { public static void main(String[] args) { Properties properties = System.getProperties(); // Java 8 properties.forEach((k, v) -> System.out.println(k […]
This article shows a handy Java class that uses System.getProperty("os.name") to detect which type of operating system (OS) you are using now. 1. Detect OS (Original Version) This code can detect Windows, Mac, Unix, and Solaris. OSValidator.java package com.mkyong.system; public class OSValidator { private static String OS = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase(); public static void main(String[] args) { […]
