kawigi.util
Class ProcessContainer

java.lang.Object
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public class ProcessContainer

extends java.lang.Object

I couldn't do local compiling and testing without this. This contains and manages a process and forwards its output using ProcessOutput objects.

Constructor Summary

ProcessContainer(java.lang.Process p, javax.swing.text.JTextComponent output)
Creates a new ProcessContainer for p that forwards its standard output/error streams into output.

Method Summary

int	endVal() Returns the exit value of the process, waiting for it to finish if it hasn't yet.
boolean	isDone() Returns true if this process has finished.
void	kill() Forceably kills the process.
void	start() Starts the threads that listen to the output and error streams of the process.
void	waitFor() Finishes and stores the exit value for the process.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ProcessContainer

public ProcessContainer(java.lang.Process p,
                        javax.swing.text.JTextComponent output)

Creates a new ProcessContainer for p that forwards its standard output/error streams into output. Note that it will clear output if it isn't already clear.

Method Detail

start

public void start()

Starts the threads that listen to the output and error streams of the process.

waitFor

public void waitFor()

Finishes and stores the exit value for the process.

isDone

public boolean isDone()

Returns true if this process has finished.

kill

public void kill()

Forceably kills the process. You'll be glad sometimes that this option exists.

endVal

public int endVal()

Returns the exit value of the process, waiting for it to finish if it hasn't yet.