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1 /* System.java -- useful methods to interface with the system
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40 package java.lang;
42 import gnu.classpath.SystemProperties;
44 import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
45 import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
46 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
47 import java.io.FileInputStream;
48 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
49 import java.io.InputStream;
50 import java.io.PrintStream;
51 import java.util.Properties;
52 import java.util.PropertyPermission;
54 /**
55 * System represents system-wide resources; things that represent the
56 * general environment. As such, all methods are static.
58 * @author John Keiser
59 * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
60 * @since 1.0
61 * @status still missing 1.4 functionality
63 public final class System
65 // WARNING: System is a CORE class in the bootstrap cycle. See the comments
66 // in vm/reference/java/lang/Runtime for implications of this fact.
68 /**
69 * The standard InputStream. This is assigned at startup and starts its
70 * life perfectly valid. Although it is marked final, you can change it
71 * using {@link #setIn(InputStream)} through some hefty VM magic.
73 * <p>This corresponds to the C stdin and C++ cin variables, which
74 * typically input from the keyboard, but may be used to pipe input from
75 * other processes or files. That should all be transparent to you,
76 * however.
78 public static final InputStream in
79 = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(FileDescriptor.in));
80 /**
81 * The standard output PrintStream. This is assigned at startup and
82 * starts its life perfectly valid. Although it is marked final, you can
83 * change it using {@link #setOut(PrintStream)} through some hefty VM magic.
85 * <p>This corresponds to the C stdout and C++ cout variables, which
86 * typically output normal messages to the screen, but may be used to pipe
87 * output to other processes or files. That should all be transparent to
88 * you, however.
90 public static final PrintStream out
91 = new PrintStream(new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(FileDescriptor.out)), true);
92 /**
93 * The standard output PrintStream. This is assigned at startup and
94 * starts its life perfectly valid. Although it is marked final, you can
95 * change it using {@link #setErr(PrintStream)} through some hefty VM magic.
97 * <p>This corresponds to the C stderr and C++ cerr variables, which
98 * typically output error messages to the screen, but may be used to pipe
99 * output to other processes or files. That should all be transparent to
100 * you, however.
102 public static final PrintStream err
103 = new PrintStream(new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(FileDescriptor.err)), true);
106 * This class is uninstantiable.
108 private System()
113 * Set {@link #in} to a new InputStream. This uses some VM magic to change
114 * a "final" variable, so naturally there is a security check,
115 * <code>RuntimePermission("setIO")</code>.
117 * @param in the new InputStream
118 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
119 * @since 1.1
121 public static void setIn(InputStream in)
123 SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
124 if (sm != null)
125 sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("setIO"));
126 setIn0(in);
130 * Set {@link #out} to a new PrintStream. This uses some VM magic to change
131 * a "final" variable, so naturally there is a security check,
132 * <code>RuntimePermission("setIO")</code>.
134 * @param out the new PrintStream
135 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
136 * @since 1.1
138 public static void setOut(PrintStream out)
140 SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
141 if (sm != null)
142 sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("setIO"));
144 setOut0(out);
148 * Set {@link #err} to a new PrintStream. This uses some VM magic to change
149 * a "final" variable, so naturally there is a security check,
150 * <code>RuntimePermission("setIO")</code>.
152 * @param err the new PrintStream
153 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
154 * @since 1.1
156 public static void setErr(PrintStream err)
158 SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
159 if (sm != null)
160 sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("setIO"));
161 setErr0(err);
165 * Set the current SecurityManager. If a security manager already exists,
166 * then <code>RuntimePermission("setSecurityManager")</code> is checked
167 * first. Since this permission is denied by the default security manager,
168 * setting the security manager is often an irreversible action.
170 * <STRONG>Spec Note:</STRONG> Don't ask me, I didn't write it. It looks
171 * pretty vulnerable; whoever gets to the gate first gets to set the policy.
172 * There is probably some way to set the original security manager as a
173 * command line argument to the VM, but I don't know it.
175 * @param sm the new SecurityManager
176 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
178 public static synchronized void setSecurityManager(SecurityManager sm)
180 // Implementation note: the field lives in SecurityManager because of
181 // bootstrap initialization issues. This method is synchronized so that
182 // no other thread changes it to null before this thread makes the change.
183 if (SecurityManager.current != null)
184 SecurityManager.current.checkPermission
185 (new RuntimePermission("setSecurityManager"));
186 SecurityManager.current = sm;
190 * Get the current SecurityManager. If the SecurityManager has not been
191 * set yet, then this method returns null.
193 * @return the current SecurityManager, or null
195 public static SecurityManager getSecurityManager()
197 return SecurityManager.current;
201 * Get the current time, measured in the number of milliseconds from the
202 * beginning of Jan. 1, 1970. This is gathered from the system clock, with
203 * any attendant incorrectness (it may be timezone dependent).
205 * @return the current time
206 * @see java.util.Date
208 public static native long currentTimeMillis();
211 * Copy one array onto another from <code>src[srcStart]</code> ...
212 * <code>src[srcStart+len-1]</code> to <code>dest[destStart]</code> ...
213 * <code>dest[destStart+len-1]</code>. First, the arguments are validated:
214 * neither array may be null, they must be of compatible types, and the
215 * start and length must fit within both arrays. Then the copying starts,
216 * and proceeds through increasing slots. If src and dest are the same
217 * array, this will appear to copy the data to a temporary location first.
218 * An ArrayStoreException in the middle of copying will leave earlier
219 * elements copied, but later elements unchanged.
221 * @param src the array to copy elements from
222 * @param srcStart the starting position in src
223 * @param dest the array to copy elements to
224 * @param destStart the starting position in dest
225 * @param len the number of elements to copy
226 * @throws NullPointerException if src or dest is null
227 * @throws ArrayStoreException if src or dest is not an array, if they are
228 * not compatible array types, or if an incompatible runtime type
229 * is stored in dest
230 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if len is negative, or if the start or
231 * end copy position in either array is out of bounds
233 public static native void arraycopy(Object src, int srcStart,
234 Object dest, int destStart, int len);
237 * Get a hash code computed by the VM for the Object. This hash code will
238 * be the same as Object's hashCode() method. It is usually some
239 * convolution of the pointer to the Object internal to the VM. It
240 * follows standard hash code rules, in that it will remain the same for a
241 * given Object for the lifetime of that Object.
243 * @param o the Object to get the hash code for
244 * @return the VM-dependent hash code for this Object
245 * @since 1.1
247 public static native int identityHashCode(Object o);
250 * Get all the system properties at once. A security check may be performed,
251 * <code>checkPropertiesAccess</code>. Note that a security manager may
252 * allow getting a single property, but not the entire group.
254 * <p>The required properties include:
255 * <dl>
256 * <dt>java.version</dt> <dd>Java version number</dd>
257 * <dt>java.vendor</dt> <dd>Java vendor specific string</dd>
258 * <dt>java.vendor.url</dt> <dd>Java vendor URL</dd>
259 * <dt>java.home</dt> <dd>Java installation directory</dd>
260 * <dt>java.vm.specification.version</dt> <dd>VM Spec version</dd>
261 * <dt>java.vm.specification.vendor</dt> <dd>VM Spec vendor</dd>
262 * <dt>java.vm.specification.name</dt> <dd>VM Spec name</dd>
263 * <dt>java.vm.version</dt> <dd>VM implementation version</dd>
264 * <dt>java.vm.vendor</dt> <dd>VM implementation vendor</dd>
265 * <dt>java.vm.name</dt> <dd>VM implementation name</dd>
266 * <dt>java.specification.version</dt> <dd>Java Runtime Environment version</dd>
267 * <dt>java.specification.vendor</dt> <dd>Java Runtime Environment vendor</dd>
268 * <dt>java.specification.name</dt> <dd>Java Runtime Environment name</dd>
269 * <dt>java.class.version</dt> <dd>Java class version number</dd>
270 * <dt>java.class.path</dt> <dd>Java classpath</dd>
271 * <dt>java.library.path</dt> <dd>Path for finding Java libraries</dd>
272 * <dt>java.io.tmpdir</dt> <dd>Default temp file path</dd>
273 * <dt>java.compiler</dt> <dd>Name of JIT to use</dd>
274 * <dt>java.ext.dirs</dt> <dd>Java extension path</dd>
275 * <dt>os.name</dt> <dd>Operating System Name</dd>
276 * <dt>os.arch</dt> <dd>Operating System Architecture</dd>
277 * <dt>os.version</dt> <dd>Operating System Version</dd>
278 * <dt>file.separator</dt> <dd>File separator ("/" on Unix)</dd>
279 * <dt>path.separator</dt> <dd>Path separator (":" on Unix)</dd>
280 * <dt>line.separator</dt> <dd>Line separator ("\n" on Unix)</dd>
281 * <dt>user.name</dt> <dd>User account name</dd>
282 * <dt>user.home</dt> <dd>User home directory</dd>
283 * <dt>user.dir</dt> <dd>User's current working directory</dd>
284 * </dl>
286 * In addition, gnu defines several other properties, where ? stands for
287 * each character in '0' through '9':
288 * <dl>
289 * <dt>gnu.classpath.home</dt> <dd>Path to the classpath libraries.</dd>
290 * <dt>gnu.classpath.version</dt> <dd>Version of the classpath libraries.</dd>
291 * <dt>gnu.classpath.vm.shortname</dt> <dd>Succinct version of the VM name;
292 * used for finding property files in file system</dd>
293 * <dt>gnu.classpath.home.url</dt> <dd> Base URL; used for finding
294 * property files in file system</dd>
295 * <dt>gnu.cpu.endian</dt> <dd>big or little</dd>
296 * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.ISO-8859-?</dt> <dd>8859_?</dd>
297 * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.iso-8859-?</dt> <dd>8859_?</dd>
298 * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.iso8859_?</dt> <dd>8859_?</dd>
299 * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.iso-latin-_?</dt> <dd>8859_?</dd>
300 * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.latin?</dt> <dd>8859_?</dd>
301 * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.UTF-8</dt> <dd>UTF8</dd>
302 * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.utf-8</dt> <dd>UTF8</dd>
303 * </dl>
305 * @return the system properties, will never be null
306 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
308 public static Properties getProperties()
310 SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
311 if (sm != null)
312 sm.checkPropertiesAccess();
313 return SystemProperties.getProperties();
317 * Set all the system properties at once. A security check may be performed,
318 * <code>checkPropertiesAccess</code>. Note that a security manager may
319 * allow setting a single property, but not the entire group. An argument
320 * of null resets the properties to the startup default.
322 * @param properties the new set of system properties
323 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
325 public static void setProperties(Properties properties)
327 SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
328 if (sm != null)
329 sm.checkPropertiesAccess();
330 SystemProperties.setProperties(properties);
334 * Get a single system property by name. A security check may be performed,
335 * <code>checkPropertyAccess(key)</code>.
337 * @param key the name of the system property to get
338 * @return the property, or null if not found
339 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
340 * @throws NullPointerException if key is null
341 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key is ""
343 public static String getProperty(String key)
345 SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
346 if (sm != null)
347 sm.checkPropertyAccess(key);
348 else if (key.length() == 0)
349 throw new IllegalArgumentException("key can't be empty");
350 return SystemProperties.getProperty(key);
354 * Get a single system property by name. A security check may be performed,
355 * <code>checkPropertyAccess(key)</code>.
357 * @param key the name of the system property to get
358 * @param def the default
359 * @return the property, or def if not found
360 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
361 * @throws NullPointerException if key is null
362 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key is ""
364 public static String getProperty(String key, String def)
366 SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
367 if (sm != null)
368 sm.checkPropertyAccess(key);
369 return SystemProperties.getProperty(key, def);
373 * Set a single system property by name. A security check may be performed,
374 * <code>checkPropertyAccess(key, "write")</code>.
376 * @param key the name of the system property to set
377 * @param value the new value
378 * @return the previous value, or null
379 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
380 * @throws NullPointerException if key is null
381 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key is ""
382 * @since 1.2
384 public static String setProperty(String key, String value)
386 SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
387 if (sm != null)
388 sm.checkPermission(new PropertyPermission(key, "write"));
389 return SystemProperties.setProperty(key, value);
393 * Gets the value of an environment variable.
395 * @param name the name of the environment variable
396 * @return the string value of the variable or null when the
397 * environment variable is not defined.
398 * @throws NullPointerException
399 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
400 * @since 1.5
401 * @specnote This method was deprecated in some JDK releases, but
402 * was restored in 1.5.
404 public static String getenv(String name)
406 if (name == null)
407 throw new NullPointerException();
408 SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
409 if (sm != null)
410 sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("getenv." + name));
411 return getenv0(name);
415 * Terminate the Virtual Machine. This just calls
416 * <code>Runtime.getRuntime().exit(status)</code>, and never returns.
417 * Obviously, a security check is in order, <code>checkExit</code>.
419 * @param status the exit status; by convention non-zero is abnormal
420 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
421 * @see Runtime#exit(int)
423 public static void exit(int status)
425 Runtime.getRuntime().exit(status);
429 * Calls the garbage collector. This is only a hint, and it is up to the
430 * implementation what this hint suggests, but it usually causes a
431 * best-effort attempt to reclaim unused memory from discarded objects.
432 * This calls <code>Runtime.getRuntime().gc()</code>.
434 * @see Runtime#gc()
436 public static void gc()
438 Runtime.getRuntime().gc();
442 * Runs object finalization on pending objects. This is only a hint, and
443 * it is up to the implementation what this hint suggests, but it usually
444 * causes a best-effort attempt to run finalizers on all objects ready
445 * to be reclaimed. This calls
446 * <code>Runtime.getRuntime().runFinalization()</code>.
448 * @see Runtime#runFinalization()
450 public static void runFinalization()
452 Runtime.getRuntime().runFinalization();
456 * Tell the Runtime whether to run finalization before exiting the
457 * JVM. This is inherently unsafe in multi-threaded applications,
458 * since it can force initialization on objects which are still in use
459 * by live threads, leading to deadlock; therefore this is disabled by
460 * default. There may be a security check, <code>checkExit(0)</code>. This
461 * calls <code>Runtime.getRuntime().runFinalizersOnExit()</code>.
463 * @param finalizeOnExit whether to run finalizers on exit
464 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
465 * @see Runtime#runFinalizersOnExit()
466 * @since 1.1
467 * @deprecated never rely on finalizers to do a clean, thread-safe,
468 * mop-up from your code
470 public static void runFinalizersOnExit(boolean finalizeOnExit)
472 Runtime.getRuntime().runFinalizersOnExit(finalizeOnExit);
476 * Load a code file using its explicit system-dependent filename. A security
477 * check may be performed, <code>checkLink</code>. This just calls
478 * <code>Runtime.getRuntime().load(filename)</code>.
480 * <p>
481 * The library is loaded using the class loader associated with the
482 * class associated with the invoking method.
484 * @param filename the code file to load
485 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
486 * @throws UnsatisfiedLinkError if the file cannot be loaded
487 * @see Runtime#load(String)
489 public static void load(String filename)
491 Runtime.getRuntime().load(filename);
495 * Load a library using its explicit system-dependent filename. A security
496 * check may be performed, <code>checkLink</code>. This just calls
497 * <code>Runtime.getRuntime().load(filename)</code>.
499 * <p>
500 * The library is loaded using the class loader associated with the
501 * class associated with the invoking method.
503 * @param libname the library file to load
504 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
505 * @throws UnsatisfiedLinkError if the file cannot be loaded
506 * @see Runtime#load(String)
508 public static void loadLibrary(String libname)
510 Runtime.getRuntime().loadLibrary(libname);
514 * Convert a library name to its platform-specific variant.
516 * @param libname the library name, as used in <code>loadLibrary</code>
517 * @return the platform-specific mangling of the name
518 * @since 1.2
520 public static String mapLibraryName(String libname)
522 // XXX Fix this!!!!
523 return Runtime.nativeGetLibname("", libname);
527 * Set {@link #in} to a new InputStream.
529 * @param in the new InputStream
530 * @see #setIn(InputStream)
532 private static native void setIn0(InputStream in);
535 * Set {@link #out} to a new PrintStream.
537 * @param out the new PrintStream
538 * @see #setOut(PrintStream)
540 private static native void setOut0(PrintStream out);
543 * Set {@link #err} to a new PrintStream.
545 * @param err the new PrintStream
546 * @see #setErr(PrintStream)
548 private static native void setErr0(PrintStream err);
551 * Gets the value of an environment variable.
553 * @see #getenv(String)
555 static native String getenv0(String name);
556 } // class System