Package com.install4j.api.windows
Class WinProcesses
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- com.install4j.api.windows.WinProcesses
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public class WinProcesses extends java.lang.Object
Collection of static methods to check for running processes on Windows and terminate them.
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Nested Class Summary
Nested Classes Modifier and Type Class Description static class
WinProcesses.Info
Class that holds information about running Windows processes.
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description WinProcesses()
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description static boolean
areInstalledLaunchersRunning()
Determine if any of the installed launchers are currently running.static boolean
closeProcesses(int[] processIds, int timeout)
Tries to close the processes with the given ids by sending a WM_CLOSE message to all visible top-level windows.static WinProcesses.Info[]
getRunningProcesses()
Get a list of all running processes the installer can see.static java.lang.String
getWindowTitle(int processId)
Get the title of one of the visible top-level windows of this process.static boolean
terminateProcesses(int[] processIds)
Terminates the processes with the given ids forcefully.
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Method Detail
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getRunningProcesses
public static WinProcesses.Info[] getRunningProcesses()
Get a list of all running processes the installer can see.- Returns:
- info objects with module name and process id.
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areInstalledLaunchersRunning
public static boolean areInstalledLaunchersRunning()
Determine if any of the installed launchers are currently running. All launchers in the currently set installation directory are checked. The "Install Files" action performs this check by default and warns the user that processes are running. With this method you can check for this condition earlier in your installer.- Returns:
true
orfalse
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getWindowTitle
public static java.lang.String getWindowTitle(int processId)
Get the title of one of the visible top-level windows of this process.- Parameters:
processId
- the process id- Returns:
- the title
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terminateProcesses
public static boolean terminateProcesses(int[] processIds)
Terminates the processes with the given ids forcefully.- Parameters:
processIds
- the processes to terminate- Returns:
true
if all processes have been terminated.
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closeProcesses
public static boolean closeProcesses(int[] processIds, int timeout)
Tries to close the processes with the given ids by sending a WM_CLOSE message to all visible top-level windows.- Parameters:
processIds
- the processes to terminatetimeout
- the maximum time to wait for the processes to terminate after the message has been sent in milliseconds- Returns:
true
if all processes have been terminated.
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