Java.lang.ProcessBuilder Class

Introduction

The java.lang.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

S.N.	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

S.N.	Method & Description
1	List<String> command() This method returns this process builder's operating system program and arguments.
2	ProcessBuilder command(List<String> command) This method sets this process builder's operating system program and arguments.
3	ProcessBuilder command(String... command) This method sets this process builder's operating system program and arguments.
4	File directory() This method returns this process builder's working directory.
5	ProcessBuilder directory(File directory) This method sets this process builder's working directory.
6	Map<String,String> environment() This method returns a string map view of this process builder's environment.
7	boolean redirectErrorStream() This method tells whether this process builder merges standard error and standard output.
8	ProcessBuilder redirectErrorStream(boolean redirectErrorStream) This method sets this process builder's redirectErrorStream property.
9	Process start() This method starts a new process using the attributes of this process builder.

Methods inherited

This class inherits methods from the following classes:

• java.lang.Object