Java ProcessBuilder Class
Introduction
The Java ProcessBuilder class is used to create operating system processes.This class is not synchronized.
Class Declaration
Following is the declaration for java.lang.ProcessBuilder class −
public final class ProcessBuilder extends Object
Class constructors
| Sr.No. | Constructor & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 |
ProcessBuilder(List<String> command) This constructs a process builder with the specified operating system program and arguments. |
| 2 |
ProcessBuilder(String... command) This constructs a process builder with the specified operating system program and arguments. |
Class methods
Methods inherited
This class inherits methods from the following classes −
- java.lang.Object
Getting process details from a Process Builder Example
The following example shows the usage of ProcessBuilder command() method. In this program, we've created a list of Strings and added notepad.exe to it. Using that list, we've initialized a ProcessBuilder instance. Now using command() method, we've printed the underlying operating system command name and other details.
package com.tutorialspoint;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
public class ProcessBuilderDemo {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// create a new list of arguments for our process
List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
list.add("notepad.exe");
// create the process builder
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(list);
// get the command list
System.out.println(pb.command());
}
}
Output
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −
[notepad.exe]