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Get system properties using System class

  1. /*
  2.         Get system properties using System class
  3.         This example shows how to get system properties using
  4.         System class. This example also shows how to get and print
  5.         all system properties.
  6. */
  7.  
  8. import java.util.Properties;
  9.  
  10. public class GetSystemProperties {
  11.  
  12.         public static void main(String[] args) {
  13.                
  14.                 /*
  15.                  * To get system properties use,
  16.                  * static Properties getProperties() of System class.
  17.                  *
  18.                  * getProperties is a static method.
  19.                  *
  20.                  * Plase note that these properties are environment
  21.                  * specific.
  22.                  */
  23.                  
  24.                  Properties prop = System.getProperties();
  25.                  
  26.                  System.out.println("Printing all System properties");
  27.                  
  28.                  /*
  29.                   * To print all system properties use
  30.                   * static void list(PrintStream ps) method of System
  31.                   * class.
  32.                   *
  33.                   * Hint : To print properties on console, paas
  34.                   * System.out to list method.
  35.                   */
  36.                  
  37.                   prop.list(System.out);
  38.                  
  39.                  
  40.         }
  41. }
  42.  
  43. /*
  44. TYPICAL output would be like,
  45.  
  46. Printing all System properties
  47. -- listing properties --
  48. java.assistive=ON
  49. java.runtime.name=Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Stand...
  50. java.vm.version=1.3.1
  51. java.vm.vendor=IBM Corporation
  52. java.vendor.url=http://www.ibm.com/
  53. path.separator=;
  54. java.vm.name=Classic VM
  55. ....
  56. */

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