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Accessing platform-specific information hasn't always been easy. While you could certainly create processes with Runtime.exec(), dealing with differences across platforms to build parameter sets often led to headaches. In addition, the getenv() method of

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Getting environment variables
While I personally don't want to go back to the original event model for working with AWT components, one nice feature of the early access version of the Java platform (also known as the alpha releases) was the ability to access environment variables. This approach went against the "Write Once, Run Anywhere" mantra of the time, and the getenv() method of System was deprecated with the 1.0 release of the Java platform. Why something came out deprecated in a 1.0 release always confused me, but seeing the method there always seemed to spark interest in using it with new developers. Fast forward to 2004 and now you finally can. As Listing 1 shows, usage of the method is easy:


 

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