How to open html file in default browser from Java Swing application?

Question

My Java Swing application generates html file and I want to open it with default browser when it is generated and saved. How to achieve that?

Answer 1

If you are using Java 6, use Desktop.open(). It allows you to open any file with the default application associated with its file type on the system.

Answer 2

If you're not using Java 6 (or not sure your users will) - you can use Bare Bones Browser Launcher to launch the default browser. It uses Java 6 Desktop.open() if available, and falls back to platform specific approaches if it's not.

Answer 3

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("hh.exe index.chm");