Package wt.security

Class DesktopAccess

java.lang.Object

wt.security.Access

wt.security.DesktopAccess

public class DesktopAccess
extends wt.security.Access

Class that provides wrappers to priviledged Desktop methods using the wt.security package. This allows applets to invoke various "desktop" operations, including browsing URIs with the preferred browser, opening, editing, or printing files with the preferred application, or starting the composition of an e-mail with the preferred e-mail client.

Supported API: true

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final void	browse(URI uri)	Wrapper for browse(URI) method of Desktop class.
final void	edit(File file)	Wrapper for edit(File) method of Desktop class.
static DesktopAccess	getDesktopAccess()	Get instance of DesktopAccess.
static DesktopAccess	getDesktopAccess(Frame parentFrame)	Get instance of DesktopAccess.
final boolean	isSupported()	Wrapper for isSupported() method of Desktop class.
final boolean	isSupported(Desktop.Action action)	Wrapper for isSupported(Desktop.Action) method of Desktop class.
final void	mail()	Wrapper for mail() method of Desktop class.
final void	mail(URI mailtoURI)	Wrapper for mail(URI) method of Desktop class.
final void	open(File file)	Wrapper for open(File) method of Desktop class.
final void	print(File file)	Wrapper for print(File) method of Desktop class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

getDesktopAccess

public static DesktopAccess getDesktopAccess(Frame parentFrame)

Get instance of DesktopAccess. This instance can then be used to perform Desktop operations that are typically restricted by the security sandbox.

Supported API: true

Parameters:

parentFrame - the parent frame for security dialog boxes that may be presented

getDesktopAccess

public static DesktopAccess getDesktopAccess()

Get instance of DesktopAccess. This instance can then be used to perform Desktop operations that are typically restricted by the security sandbox.

Supported API: true

isSupported

public final boolean isSupported()

Wrapper for isSupported() method of Desktop class.

Supported API: true

isSupported

public final boolean isSupported(Desktop.Action action)

Wrapper for isSupported(Desktop.Action) method of Desktop class.

Supported API: true

browse

public final void browse(URI uri)
                  throws IOException

Wrapper for browse(URI) method of Desktop class.

Supported API: true

Parameters:

uri - URI to browse with web browser

Throws:

IOException

edit

public final void edit(File file)
                throws WTSecurityException,
IOException

Wrapper for edit(File) method of Desktop class.

Supported API: true

Parameters:

file - file to edit

Throws:

WTSecurityException

IOException

mail

public final void mail()
                throws WTSecurityException,
IOException

Wrapper for mail() method of Desktop class.

Supported API: true

Throws:

WTSecurityException

IOException

mail

public final void mail(URI mailtoURI)
                throws WTSecurityException,
IOException

Wrapper for mail(URI) method of Desktop class.

Supported API: true

Parameters:

mailtoURI - mailto URI

Throws:

WTSecurityException

IOException

open

public final void open(File file)
                throws WTSecurityException,
IOException

Wrapper for open(File) method of Desktop class.

Supported API: true

Parameters:

file - file to open

Throws:

WTSecurityException

IOException

print

public final void print(File file)
                 throws WTSecurityException,
IOException

Wrapper for print(File) method of Desktop class.

Supported API: true

Parameters:

file - file to print

Throws:

WTSecurityException

IOException