Bug ID: JDK-8017496 Mechanism to identify application

Type: Enhancement
Component: other-libs

Priority: P3
Status: Open
Resolution: Unresolved
OS: generic
CPU: generic

Submitted: 2013-06-24
Updated: 2016-02-11

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I am interested in a mechanism in Java SE that would allow library code to identify the running application. Such a mechanism could take a form of a static method like

    java.lang.System.getApplicationName()

returning the fully qualified name of the application's main class. The mechanism would be expected to work in all deployment modes: standalone, applet, webstart.

This is currently needed by JavaFX WebView, see https://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-29584, and so does not have to be public API at least initially.