Java System Properties
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Following are a list of the standard system properties which can be accessed in Java code by using the System.getProperty methods. For example…
System.getProperty("path.separator");| Property Name | Description | Java Version |
|---|---|---|
file.encoding |
The character encoding for the default locale | 1.1 |
file.encoding.pkg |
The package that contains the converters that handle converting between local encodings and Unicode | 1.1 |
file.separator |
The platform-dependent file separator (e.g., “/” on UNIX, “\” for Windows) | 1.0 |
java.class.path |
The value of the CLASSPATH environment variable | 1.0 |
java.class.version |
The version of the Java API | 1.0 |
java.compiler |
The just-in-time compiler to use, if any. The java interpreter provided with the JDK initializes this property from the environment variable JAVA_COMPILER. | 1.0 |
java.home |
The directory in which Java is installed | 1.0 |
java.io.tmpdir |
The directory in which java should create temporary files | 1.2 |
java.version |
The version of the Java interpreter | 1.0 |
java.vendor |
A vendor-specific string | 1.0 |
java.vendor.url |
A vendor URL | 1.0 |
line.separator |
The platform-dependent line separator (e.g., “\n” on UNIX, “\r\n” for Windows) | 1.0 |
os.name |
The name of the operating system | 1.0 |
os.arch |
The system architecture | 1.0 |
os.version |
The operating system version | 1.0 |
path.separator |
The platform-dependent path separator (e.g., “:” on UNIX, “,” for Windows) | 1.0 |
user.dir |
The current working directory when the properties were initialized | 1.0 |
user.home |
The home directory of the current user | 1.0 |
user.language |
The two-letter language code of the default locale | 1.1 |
user.name |
The username of the current user | 1.0 |
user.region |
The two-letter country code of the default locale | 1.1 |
user.timezone |
The default time zone | 1.1 |