Java System getProperties() Method

Mike's Notes

In the Pipi Nest, I'm using CFML to retrieve Java properties directly from Java. Here is some test code, tried yesterday. There are other ways as well.

 <!--- Instantiate the java.lang.System class --->
    <cfset system = createObject("java", "java.lang.System")>

<!--- Retrieve additional JVM properties --->
    <cfset javaVersion = system.getProperty("java.version")>
    <cfset javaVendor = system.getProperty("java.vendor")>
    <cfset javaClassPath = system.getProperty("java.class.path")>
    <cfset javaHome = system.getProperty("java.home")>
  
    <cfoutput>
      <ul>
          <li><strong>Vendor:</strong> #javaVendor#</li>
          <li><strong>Version:</strong> #javaVersion#</li>
          <li><strong>Home:</strong> #javaHome#</li>
          <li><strong>Classpath:</strong> #javaClassPath#</li>
      </ul>
    </cfoutput>

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17/04/2026

Java System getProperties() Method

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Description

The Java System getProperties() method determines the current system properties. The current set of system properties for use by the getProperty(String) method is returned as a Properties object.

If there is no current set of system properties, a set of system properties is first created and initialised. This set of system properties includes values for the following keys −


Key Description of Associated Value
java.version Java Runtime Environment version
java.vendor Java Runtime Environment vendor
java.vendor.url Java vendor URL
java.home Java installation directory
java.vm.specification.version Java Virtual Machine specification version
java.vm.specification.vendor Java Virtual Machine specification vendor
java.vm.specification.name Java Virtual Machine specification name
java.vm.version Java Virtual Machine implementation version
java.vm.vendor Java Virtual Machine implementation vendor
java.vm.name Java Virtual Machine implementation name
java.specification.version Java Runtime Environment specification version
java.specification.vendor Java Runtime Environment specification vendor
java.specification.name Java Runtime Environment specification name
java.class.version Java class format version number
java.class.path Java class path
java.library.path List of paths to search when loading libraries
java.io.tmpdir Default temp file path
java.compiler Name of JIT compiler to use
java.ext.dirs Path of extension directory or directories
os.name Operating system name
os.arch Operating system architecture
os.version Operating system version
file.separator File separator ("/" on UNIX)
path.separator Path separator (":" on UNIX)
line.separator Line separator ("\n" on UNIX)
user.name User's account name
user.home User's home directory
user.dir User's current working directory

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.lang.System.getProperties() method

public static Properties getProperties()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method returns the system properties.

Exception

SecurityException − if a security manager exists and its checkPermission method doesn't allow access to the process environment.

Example: Getting All Available Properties of JVM System

The following example shows the usage of Java System getProperties() method. We've retrieved a Properties object using System.getProperties() method. Then using list() method of Properties object, we're printing all properties on console.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Properties;

public class SystemDemo {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // this will list the current system properties
      Properties p = System.getProperties();
      p.list(System.out);
   }

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Properties;

public class SystemDemo {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // this will list the current system properties
      Properties p = System.getProperties();
      p.list(System.out);
   }

Output

-- listing properties --
java.specification.version=21
sun.cpu.isalist=amd64
sun.jnu.encoding=Cp1252
java.class.path=C:\Users\Tutorialspoint\eclipse-works...
java.vm.vendor=Oracle Corporation
sun.arch.data.model=64
user.variant=
java.vendor.url=https://java.oracle.com/
java.vm.specification.version=21
os.name=Windows 11
sun.java.launcher=SUN_STANDARD
user.country=IN
sun.boot.library.path=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-21\bin
sun.java.command=com.tutorialspoint.SystemDemo
jdk.debug=release
sun.cpu.endian=little
user.home=C:\Users\Tutorialspoint
user.language=en
java.specification.vendor=Oracle Corporation
java.version.date=2024-01-16
java.home=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-21
file.separator=\
java.vm.compressedOopsMode=Zero based
line.separator=

java.vm.specification.vendor=Oracle Corporation
java.specification.name=Java Platform API Specification
user.script=
sun.management.compiler=HotSpot 64-Bit Tiered Compilers
java.runtime.version=21.0.2+13-LTS-58
user.name=Tutorialspoint
stdout.encoding=UTF-8
path.separator=;
os.version=10.0
java.runtime.name=Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment
file.encoding=UTF-8
java.vm.name=Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
java.vendor.url.bug=https://bugreport.java.com/bugreport/
java.io.tmpdir=C:\Users\TUTORI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\
java.version=21.0.2
user.dir=C:\Users\Tutorialspoint\eclipse-works...
os.arch=amd64
java.vm.specification.name=Java Virtual Machine Specification
sun.os.patch.level=
native.encoding=Cp1252
java.library.path=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-21\bin;C:\W...
java.vm.info=mixed mode, sharing
stderr.encoding=UTF-8
java.vendor=Oracle Corporation
java.vm.version=21.0.2+13-LTS-58
sun.io.unicode.encoding=UnicodeLittle
java.class.version=65.0

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