Package com.install4j.api.windows

Class WinAssociations

java.lang.Object

com.install4j.api.windows.WinAssociations

public class WinAssociations
extends Object

Collection of static methods to create and remove file associations on Microsoft Windows.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static void	create(String extension, String description, File iconFile, File executable)	Creates a file association.
static boolean	exists(String extension)	Checks whether a file association already exists.
static String	getExecutable(String extension)	Retrieves the executable associated with an extension.
static void	remove(String extension)	Removes a file association.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

create

public static void create(String extension,
 String description,
 File iconFile,
 File executable)

Creates a file association.

Parameters:

extension - the extension including the leading dot (e.g. ".doc").

description - a description of the file type.

iconFile - the icon file for the document. May be null.

executable - the executable that shall be called with the file as parameter.

exists

public static boolean exists(String extension)

Checks whether a file association already exists.

Parameters:

extension - the extension including the leading dot (e.g. ".doc").

Returns:

true if an association exists

getExecutable

public static String getExecutable(String extension)

Retrieves the executable associated with an extension.

Parameters:

extension - the extension including the leading dot (e.g. ".doc").

Returns:

the executable associated with the given extension. Null if there is no association.

remove

public static void remove(String extension)

Removes a file association.

Parameters:

extension - the extension including the leading dot (e.g. ".doc").