Java.lang.System.getProperty() Method
The java.lang.System.getProperty(String key) method gets the system property indicated by the specified key.
Declaration
Following is the declaration for java.lang.System.getProperty() method
public static String getProperty(String key)
Parameters
key − This is the name of the system property.
Return Value
This method returns the string value of the system property, or null if there is no property with that key.
Exception
- SecurityException − if a security manager exists and its checkPropertyAccess method doesn’t allow access to the specified system property.
- NullPointerException − if key is null.
- IllegalArgumentException − if key is empty.
Example
The following example shows the usage of java.lang.System.getProperty() method.
package com.tutorialspoint; import java.lang.*; public class SystemDemo < public static void main(String[] args) < // prints the name of the system property System.out.println(System.getProperty("user.dir")); // prints the name of the Operating System System.out.println(System.getProperty("os.name")); // prints Java Runtime Version System.out.println(System.getProperty("java.runtime.version" )); >> Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_06\bin Windows XP 1.6.0_06-b02