Package com.install4j.api.windows

Class WinProcesses

java.lang.Object
com.install4j.api.windows.WinProcesses
public class WinProcesses extends Object
Collection of static methods to check for running processes on Windows and terminate them.

  • Constructor Details

    • WinProcesses

      public WinProcesses()

  • Method Details

    • 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.

    • 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 or false.

    • getWindowTitle

      public static 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

    • 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.

    • 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 terminate
      timeout - 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.