[Q#25320890][A#25321015] How to launch chrome browser from java

https://stackoverflow.com/q/25320890

Is there any smart way to launch the chrome browser from a java class? I'm asking because I would like a smart way to launch an application that required a chrome browser on a machine that has internet explorer as a default browser and java 1.4.2 installed. thanks

Answer

https://stackoverflow.com/a/25321015

You can execute chrome.exe like this: Provided you know where Chrome is installed.

APIzation

try {
    Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("\"/Program Files (x86)/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe\"");
    p.waitFor();
    System.out.println("Google Chrome launched!");
} catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}

package com.stackoverflow.api;

public class Human25321015 {

  public static void launchBrowser(String executablePath) {
    try {
      Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(executablePath);
      p.waitFor();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

package com.stackoverflow.api;

/**
 * How to launch chrome browser from java
 *
 * @author APIzator
 * @see <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/25321015">https://stackoverflow.com/a/25321015</a>
 */
public class APIzator25321015 {

  public static void launchBrowser() throws Exception {
    try {
      Process p = Runtime
        .getRuntime()
        .exec("\"/Program Files (x86)/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe\"");
      p.waitFor();
      System.out.println("Google Chrome launched!");
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}