How to check JRE version prior to launch?

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# @(#)draw.jnlp 1.6 02/09/11
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# JNLP File for Draw Demo Application
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<jnlp spec="0.2 1.0"
      codebase="http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/javawebstart/apps"
      href="draw.jnlp">
   <information>
      <title>Draw 4 App</title>
      <vendor>Sun Microsystems, Inc.</vendor>
      <homepage href="http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/javawebstart/demos.html"/>
      <description>A minimalist drawing application along the lines of Illustrator</description>
      <description kind="short">Draw Demo Short Description</description>
      <icon href="images/draw.jpg"/>
      <offline-allowed/>
   </information>
   <resources>
      <j2se version="1.3+" href="http://java.sun.com/products/autodl/j2se"/>
      <j2se version="1.3+"/>
      <jar href="draw.jar" main="true" download="eager"/>
   </resources>
   <application-desc main-class="Draw"/>
</jnlp>

Properties sProp = java.lang.System.getProperties();
String sVersion = sProp.getProperty("java.version");
sVersion = sVersion.substring(0, 3);
Float f = Float.valueOf(sVersion);
if (f.floatValue() < (float) 1.4) {
    System.out.println("Java version too low ....");
    System.exit(1);
}
...

var list = deployJava.getJREs();
var result = "";
result = list[0];
for (var i=1; i<list.length; i++)
{
    result += ", " + list[i];
}
document.write("jre version : "+result);