how to open new browser window from java desktop application code?

Question

I want to open new browser window from java desktop application. If browser is already open, then new browser window should open. Every time it should open a separate window.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5226212/how-to-open-the-default-webbrowser-using-java — Dylan Meeus, Dec 01 '15 at 12:05
this will open a new tab in default browser. I want to open new window — Ankit Kumar Singhal, Dec 01 '15 at 12:08

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 01 '15 at 12:12

The builtin mechanism for "opening a browser" would be

Desktop.getDesktop().browse(new URI("http://your.link..."))

Starting a new window / process each time might only be possible if you know the browser being used and know of a parameter to pass to always create new window.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 01 '15 at 12:12

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If you are using windows, this should do the trick:

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler http://www.google.com");

Hope it helps.

answered Dec 01 '15 at 12:12

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as my browser is already opened, i want to open a separate window. It is opening a new tab in the already opened window. – Ankit Kumar Singhal Dec 01 '15 at 12:16
ah ok...but it's a good option if good performance is needed. – hcarrasko Dec 01 '15 at 20:13

how to open new browser window from java desktop application code?

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