Process.getInputStream() has the following syntax.
public abstract InputStream getInputStream()
In the following code shows how to use Process.getInputStream() method.
/* www. ja v a 2 s . c om*/ import java.io.InputStream; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { try { // create a new process Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("notepad.exe"); // get the input stream of the process and print it InputStream in = p.getInputStream(); for (int i = 0; i < in.available(); i++) { System.out.println(in.read()); } // wait for 10 seconds and then destroy the process Thread.sleep(10000); p.destroy(); } catch (Exception ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } } }