eu.bootstrep.Utilities
Class Platform

java.lang.Object
  eu.bootstrep.Utilities.Platform

public class Platform
extends java.lang.Object

This class contains some methods to retrieve information about the platform, the loading software runs on.
Some of class methods are System methods.

Field Summary

(package private) java.lang.String	osName
(package private) java.lang.String	osSeparator
(package private) java.lang.String	osUserDir

Constructor Summary

Platform()
Creates a new instance of Platform
This constructor retrieves the operating system, the file separator and the user directory.

Platform(java.lang.String myPlat)
Creates a new instance of Platform of type myPlat.

Method Summary

private java.lang.String	getOs() This method retrieves the current operating system
java.lang.String	getOsName() get the value for the parameter osName
java.lang.String	getOsSeparator() get the value for the parameter osSeparator
java.lang.String	getOsUserDir() get the value for the parameter osUserDir
java.lang.String	getSeparator() This method retrieves the correct separator for the platform
private java.lang.String	getUserDir() This method retrieves the current user working dir, e.g.
void	setOsName(java.lang.String osName) set the value for the parameter osName
void	setOsSeparator(java.lang.String osSeparator) set the value for the parameter osSeparator
void	setOsUserDir(java.lang.String osUserDir) set the value for the parameter osUserDir

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

osName

java.lang.String osName

osSeparator

java.lang.String osSeparator

osUserDir

java.lang.String osUserDir

Constructor Detail

Platform

public Platform()

Creates a new instance of Platform
This constructor retrieves the operating system, the file separator and the user directory.
User directory is the folder, user have installed the software on.

Platform

public Platform(java.lang.String myPlat)

Creates a new instance of Platform of type myPlat.
Use this constructor if you know the platform your project runs on.

Parameters:

myPlat - A string representing the platform name: es Linux, WinXP

Method Detail

getOs

private java.lang.String getOs()

This method retrieves the current operating system

Returns:

The value of the current Operating System

getUserDir

private java.lang.String getUserDir()

This method retrieves the current user working dir, e.g. the project directory

Returns:

The value of the current working directory

getOsName

public java.lang.String getOsName()

get the value for the parameter osName

Returns:

the osName

setOsName

public void setOsName(java.lang.String osName)

set the value for the parameter osName

Parameters:

osName - the osName to set

getOsSeparator

public java.lang.String getOsSeparator()

get the value for the parameter osSeparator

Returns:

the osSeparator

setOsSeparator

public void setOsSeparator(java.lang.String osSeparator)

set the value for the parameter osSeparator

Parameters:

osSeparator - the osSeparator to set

getOsUserDir

public java.lang.String getOsUserDir()

get the value for the parameter osUserDir

Returns:

the osUserDir

setOsUserDir

public void setOsUserDir(java.lang.String osUserDir)

set the value for the parameter osUserDir

Parameters:

osUserDir - the osUserDir to set

getSeparator

public java.lang.String getSeparator()

This method retrieves the correct separator for the platform

Returns:

The value of the correct separator