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mak
mak

Reputation: 141

How to add a Google search box in a desktop application?

I am creating a simple desktop application in java which shows the currently running services. I want to add a Google search bar at the top, which can directly open the Google Search Result (web page) in the default browser for the entered keyword in the application.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 401

Answers (1)

Pavel Strakhov
Pavel Strakhov

Reputation: 40492

You should get query_string value from input box then use the following:

try {
  java.awt.Desktop desktop = java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop();
  java.net.URI uri = new java.net.URI( "http", "google.com", 
    "/search?q=" + query_string );
  desktop.browse( uri );
} catch ( Exception e ) {
  System.err.println( e.getMessage() );
}

Upvotes: 4

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