Java Data Type Tutorial - Java Runtime.exec(String command, String [] envp, File dir)

Syntax

Runtime.exec(String command, String [] envp, File dir) has the following syntax.

public Process exec(String command,  String [] envp,  File dir)  throws IOException

Example

In the following code shows how to use Runtime.exec(String command, String [] envp, File dir) method.

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import java.io.File;

public class Main {

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      try {


         File dir = new File("C:/");

         String[] envArray = new String[2];
         envArray[0]="";
         envArray[1]="";
         // create a process and execute notepad.exe and currect environment
         Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("notepad.exe", envArray, dir);


      } catch (Exception ex) {
         ex.printStackTrace();
      }

   }
}