Can Java detect host OS?

From: Josiah (josiahdykstra_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/08/03

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    Date: 8 Dec 2003 07:09:40 -0800

    I can't seem to find any documentation as to whether or not Java can
    detect the host operating system a program is running on. For
    instance, if I only want some block of code to run if the program is
    running on Windows (or Linux), can I detect that?

    Thanks!

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