Rio Project 4.2 API Documentation

org.rioproject.system
Class OperatingSystemType

java.lang.Object
  org.rioproject.system.OperatingSystemType

public class OperatingSystemType
extends Object

Utilities to help determine operating system type

Author:

Dennis Reedy

Field Summary

static String	HP_UX HP-UX identifier
static String	LINUX Linux identifier
static String	MACINTOSH Mac identifier
static String	SOLARIS Solaris identifier
static String	WINDOWS Windows identifier
static String	WINDOWS_2K Windows 2000 identifier
static String	WINDOWS_XP Windows XP identifier

Constructor Summary

OperatingSystemType()

Method Summary

static String	getPid() Gets a string representing the pid of this program - Java VM
static boolean	isHP() Check if running on HP-UX
static boolean	isLinux() Check if running on Linux
static boolean	isMac() Check if running on Mac
static boolean	isSolaris() Check if running on Solaris
static boolean	isWindows() Check if running on Windows
static boolean	isWindows2K() Check if running on Windows 2000
static boolean	isWindowsXP() Check if running on Windows XP

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

LINUX

public static final String LINUX

Linux identifier

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SOLARIS

public static final String SOLARIS

Solaris identifier

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MACINTOSH

public static final String MACINTOSH

Mac identifier

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WINDOWS

public static final String WINDOWS

Windows identifier

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WINDOWS_2K

public static final String WINDOWS_2K

Windows 2000 identifier

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WINDOWS_XP

public static final String WINDOWS_XP

Windows XP identifier

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HP_UX

public static final String HP_UX

HP-UX identifier

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Constructor Detail

OperatingSystemType

public OperatingSystemType()

Method Detail

isLinux

public static boolean isLinux()

Check if running on Linux

Returns:

If running on Linux return true, otherwise return false

isSolaris

public static boolean isSolaris()

Check if running on Solaris

Returns:

If running on Solaris return true, otherwise return false

isMac

public static boolean isMac()

Check if running on Mac

Returns:

If running on Mac return true, otherwise return false

isHP

public static boolean isHP()

Check if running on HP-UX

Returns:

If running on HP-UX return true, otherwise return false

isWindows

public static boolean isWindows()

Check if running on Windows

Returns:

If running on Windows return true, otherwise return false

isWindows2K

public static boolean isWindows2K()

Check if running on Windows 2000

Returns:

If running on Windows 2000 return true, otherwise return false

isWindowsXP

public static boolean isWindowsXP()

Check if running on Windows XP

Returns:

If running on Windows XP return true, otherwise return false

getPid

public static String getPid()
                     throws IOException,
                            InterruptedException

Gets a string representing the pid of this program - Java VM

Returns:

A String that corresponds to the process ID (PID) of the JVM. This method will create a shell using /bin/bash and obtain the $PPID environment variable. If the operating system type is Windows, an empty string is returned

Throws:

IOException - If the shell cannot be created

InterruptedException - If the process wait is interrupted