public static void goToURL(String URL){

           if (java.awt.Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {

            java.awt.Desktop desktop = java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop();

 

            if (desktop.isSupported(java.awt.Desktop.Action.BROWSE)) {

                try {

                    java.net.URI uri = new java.net.URI(URL);

                    desktop.browse(uri);

                } catch (URISyntaxException | IOException ex) {

                   // Logger.getLogger(Acerca.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);

                }

            }

        }

    }