title: How to launch the default (native) application for a given file from Java?
body: <p>I am displaying a list of files; i.e. xls, doc, pdf, odt etc., in my Java application (Eclipse RCP). When the user clicks on the file, I want to launch the appropriate  (according to what the OS thinks) native application, just like it happens in Windows Explorer or the Finder.</p>
  
  <p>And while I am here: It would be nice to also display the same icons that Finder or Explorer use for the different file types.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a library or Eclipse plugin for this?</p>