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JavaRunner.javaAPI DocExample3174Sun Oct 25 18:13:34 GMT 1998None

JavaRunner.java

/*
 *
 * Copyright (c) 1998 Scott Oaks. All Rights Reserved.
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 *
 * This sample source code is provided for example only,
 * on an unsupported, as-is basis. 
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 */


import java.lang.reflect.*;

public class JavaRunner implements Runnable {
	final static int numArgs = 1;
	private Object args[];
	private String className;

	JavaRunner(String className, Object args[]) {
	    this.className = className;
	    this.args = args;
	}

	void invokeMain(Class clazz) {
		Class argList[] = new Class[] { String[].class };
		Method mainMethod = null;
		try {
			mainMethod = clazz.getMethod("main", argList);
		} catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) {
			System.out.println("No main method in " + clazz.getName());
			System.exit(-1);
		}
	
		try {
			mainMethod.invoke(null, args);
		} catch (Exception e) {
			Throwable t;
			if (e instanceof InvocationTargetException)
				t = ((InvocationTargetException) e)
										.getTargetException();
			else t = e;
			System.out.println("Procedure exited with exception " + t);
			t.printStackTrace();
		}
	}

	public void run() {
		Class target = null;
		try {
			target = Class.forName(className);
			invokeMain(target);
		} catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
			System.out.println("Can't load " + className);
		}
	}

	static Object[] getArgs(String args[]) {
		String passArgs[] = new String[args.length - numArgs];
		for (int i = numArgs; i < args.length; i++)
			passArgs[i - numArgs] = args[i];

		Object wrapArgs[] = new Object[1];
		wrapArgs[0] = passArgs;
		return wrapArgs;
	}

	public static void main(String args[]) {	
		try {
			if (args.length < 1) {
				System.err.println("usage:  JavaRunner classfile");
				System.exit(-1);
			}
			ThreadGroup tg = new ThreadGroup("JavaRunner Threadgroup");
			Thread t = new Thread(tg,
					new JavaRunner(args[0], getArgs(args)));
			t.start();
			try {
				t.join();
			} catch (InterruptedException ie) {
				System.out.println("Thread was interrupted");
			}
		} catch (Exception e) {
		    e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}
}