Runtime.getRuntime() - Getting the Runtime Object

This section describes the system Runtime object and the Runtime.getRuntime() method to get it from the JVM.

When a Java application program is running inside a JVM, the JVM offers an instance of the Runtime class to the program. The Java program can use this Runtime instance to interact with the JVM and the supporting operating system.

There are several interesting types of methods available on the Runtime instance:

The Runtime class is a special class. It represents the run time environment of the Java application program running inside the JVM. You can not create a new instance of Runtime class in your application program. You can only get the instance created by the JVM for your application program by calling the Runtime.getRuntime() method.

So, the following code is wrong:

   Runtime rt = new Runtime();
   rt.gc();

The following code is correct:

   Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
   rt.gc();

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 JDK - Java Development Kit

 Execution Process, Entry Point, Input and Output

 Primitive Data Types and Literals

 Control Flow Statements

 Bits, Bytes, Bitwise and Shift Operations

 Managing Bit Strings in Byte Arrays

 Reference Data Types and Variables

 Enum Types and Enum Constants

 StringBuffer - The String Buffer Class

System Properties and Runtime Object Methods

 JVM and OS System Properties

 System.setProperty() - Setting Your Own Properties

Runtime.getRuntime() - Getting the Runtime Object

 freeMemory() - Getting JVM Free Memory Information

 Calculating Memory Usage of an Array

 exec() - Executing Operating System Commands

 Generic Classes and Parameterized Types

 Generic Methods and Type Inference

 Lambda Expressions and Method References

 Java Modules - Java Package Aggregation

 Execution Threads and Multi-Threading Java Programs

 ThreadGroup Class and "system" ThreadGroup Tree

 Synchronization Technique and Synchronized Code Blocks

 Deadlock Condition Example Programs

 Garbage Collection and the gc() Method

 Assert Statements and -ea" Option

 Annotation Statements and Declarations

 Java Related Terminologies

 Archived Tutorials

 References

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