Module javafx.graphics
Package javafx.application

## Class HostServices

- java.lang.Object
- - javafx.application.HostServices

-     public final class HostServices
      extends Object

  This class provides HostServices for an Application. This includes methods to get the code base and document base for an Application, and to show a web page in a browser.
  Since:
    JavaFX 2.0

- - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `String` | `getCodeBase()` | Gets the code base URI for this application.
    `String` | `getDocumentBase()` | Gets the document base URI for this application.
    `String` | `resolveURI​(String base, String rel)` | Resolves the specified relative URI against the base URI and returns the resolved URI.
    `void` | `showDocument​(String uri)` | Opens the specified URI in a new browser window or tab.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getCodeBase

          public final String getCodeBase()

      Gets the code base URI for this application. This method returns the directory containing the application jar file. If the application is not packaged in a jar file, this method returns the empty string.
      Returns:
        the code base URI for this application.

    - #### getDocumentBase

          public final String getDocumentBase()

      Gets the document base URI for this application. This method returns the URI of the current directory.
      Returns:
        the document base URI for this application.

    - #### resolveURI

          public final String resolveURI​(String base,
                                         String rel)

      Resolves the specified relative URI against the base URI and returns the resolved URI.

      Example:

               HostServices services = getHostServices();
               String myImage = services.resolveURI(services.getDocumentBase(),
                                                    "image.jpg");
               Image image = new Image(myImage);

      Parameters:
        `base` - the base URI against which to resolve the relative URI
        `rel` - the relative URI to be resolved
      Returns:
        the fully resolved URI.
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - if either the `base` or the `rel` strings are null.
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if there is an error parsing either the `base` or `rel` URI strings, or if there is any other error in resolving the URI.

    - #### showDocument

          public final void showDocument​(String uri)

      Opens the specified URI in a new browser window or tab. The determination of whether it is a new browser window or a tab in an existing browser window will be made by the browser preferences. Note that this will respect the pop-up blocker settings of the default browser; it will not try to circumvent them.
      Parameters:
        `uri` - the URI of the web page that will be opened in a browser.