Running main method class from another main class

[tlrocketman]

I have currently made my prgm open the other prgm however I can not figure out how to close the 1st one without closing everything. Is this possible?


This is my code block for opening my 2nd prgm with a main method

try {
Method mainMethod = Class.forName("class2").getDeclaredMethod("main",S tring[].class);
Object[] argListForInvokedMain = new Object[1];
argListForInvokedMain[0] = new String[0];

mainMethod.invoke(null,

argListForInvokedMain);
}
catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
System.err.println("Class "+"class2"+" not found in classpath.");
}
catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
System.err.println("Class "+"class2"+" does not define public static void main(String[])");
}
catch (InvocationTargetException ex) {
System.err.println("Exception while executing "+"class2"+":"+ex.getTargetException());
}
catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
System.err.println("main(String[]) in class "+"class2"+" is not public");
}






}
});


:confused:Thanks

[travishein]

Invoking the second main program from within your first one like that using the method.invoke() is kind of like a function call, the second program runs inside the main one.
If you want to make the second one work independently after the first one exits, you might be able to do something with the ProcessBuilder to create a system call executable, to have a new Java process launched as a child process. Though even then I am not sure how that would behave when the main process exits.

[jomypgeorge]

class A
{
public static void main(String ... args)
{
System.out.println("Hai from main A");
}
}

public class B
{
public static void main(String ... args)
{
System.out.println("Hai from main B");
A.main();

}
}

[JosAH]

Call the other main( ... ) method in a separate Thread that is not a daemon thread. That thread will keep on running even when 'your' main( ... ) has terminated. Read the API documentation for the Thread class.

kind regards,

Jos