Example #1
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  void lookUpTaxonID(String taxonID) {
    URI url;

    try {
      // We should look up the miITIS_TSN status, but since we don't
      // have any options there ...
      url =
          new URI(
              "http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value="
                  + taxonID);
    } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }

    try {
      Desktop desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();
      desktop.browse(url);

    } catch (IOException e) {
      MessageBox.messageBox(
          mainFrame,
          "Could not open URL '" + url + "'",
          "The following error occurred while looking up URL '" + url + "': " + e.getMessage(),
          MessageBox.ERROR);
    }
  }
Example #2
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  void searchName(String nameToMatch) {
    URI url;

    try {
      // We should look up the miITIS_TSN status, but since we don't
      // have any options there ...
      url = new URI("http", "www.google.com", "/search", "q=" + nameToMatch);
      // I think the URI handles the URL encoding?

    } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }

    try {
      Desktop desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();
      desktop.browse(url);

    } catch (IOException e) {
      MessageBox.messageBox(
          mainFrame,
          "Could not open URL '" + url + "'",
          "The following error occurred while looking up URL '" + url + "': " + e.getMessage(),
          MessageBox.ERROR);
    }
  }