How to launch chrome browser from java

Question

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 1

You can execute chrome.exe like this:

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();
}

Provided you know where Chrome is installed.