Write a test program to use the getProperty method on System:

public class Sample {
  public static void main (String [] args) {
  System.out.println("*** Hello Melksham ***");
  System.out.println(System.getProperty("java.vm.vendor").toString());
  System.out.println(System.getProperty("java.version").toString());
  }
}

Compile it

[trainee@easterton a9tom]$ javac Sample.java

and run it!

[trainee@easterton a9tom]$ java Sample
*** Hello Melksham ***
Sun Microsystems Inc.
1.6.0_10-beta
[trainee@easterton a9tom]$

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(written 2009-04-02 16:52:18)

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