Java: ProcessBuilder: Running Java Files

Question

Does another user need the Java Development Kit to execute a Java file with the following code?

try {
   ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("java", "-jar", "ColorPickerFrame.jar");
   ProcessBuilder inheritIO = pb.inheritIO();
   Process p = pb.start();
} catch (IOException ex) {}

Because it contanins the java -jar File.jar statement.

Thanks for your answers.

nanofarad · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-02 10:17:30Z

1

No, they simply need any java command on their path. The OS sees this as:

java -jar ColorPickerFrame.jar

and calls any java on the path. In most cases, a JRE will be on the path if not the JDK, so it should work. And you must remember that even via the JDK, a private JRE is used.

answered Sep 2, 2013 at 10:17

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