Re: Can a java program know what kind of server it is running on?

schwarml@gmail.com wrote:


I'm consolidating the multi-post for you so that you won't irritate people who
actually might have an answer. This turns your message into a cross-post,
which is marginally more tolerable for most Usenetters. The trouble with
multiposting is that it fragments the conversation, so people cannot follow it
so readily.

I'm not aware of a way to do detect the app server's brand off the top, but
each app server does tend to have its own environment variables defined, which
can be sussed out from Java. A more reliable way is to add the parameter of
interest to your deployment descriptor, so you aren't dependent on someone
else's undocumented behavior. The deployer will know what server they're
using, so they can set the context variable of your choice to the value of
your choice.

It is somewhat unusual to use Java to behave differently on different
platforms; its main strength is cross-platform compatibility.

--
Lew