Detecting the users operating system in Java code?

[K.I.L.E.R]

How would I be able to get the persons OS?

Reason I aks is that I want to write programs that will use the XP layout if it detects an XP OS and a system default layout for every other OS.

I know how to do that, what I can't find out is the syntax to detect an OS.

 

[sprit]

How would I be able to get the persons OS?

System.getProperty("os.name") returns the name of the OS of the computer running the Java program. I don't know if the person's OS is available as another property (all mandated properties are listed at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/System.html#getProperties())

 

[K.I.L.E.R]

Thank You, nice first post.

 

[Snyder]

It should work as described, but shouldn't it work automatically?
From the 1.4.2 release notes:

"[Swing Enhancements:]The Microsoft Windows XP look and feel. If you are using the system look and feel on the Windows XP platform, Swing components now match the platform."

 

[K.I.L.E.R]

Yes it does. I found that out.

try
		{
			UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
		}
		catch(Exception lf){}

This works fine.