Execute Jar file from C sharp code and get return value
c#, java
Solution
To execute a jar file in the command line use `java.exe -jar <jar_name>`.
Take a look here to see how do you execute a command line program and get its output in `C#`.
Problem
Just I want to execute the Jar file from C sharp code and get return values from jar. Is it possible? If so give me the sample code. I tried following thing, ``` string path = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Desktop"; Process process = new Process(); process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true; process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true; process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false; process.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Normal; process.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = false; process.StartInfo.FileName = "C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre6\\bin\\java.exe"; process.StartInfo.Arguments = "-jar \"" + path + "\\simple.jar\""; process.Start(); String s = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd(); ``` here simple.jar has main method which will take the arguements and prints the passed arguemnets in console, otherwise it prints no arguements in console. I tried above code in this line(String s = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();) able to read the console values. But I want to execute a method by passing values in jar and method will return me hashmap (collection) values(I don't know it is possible or not). Please give me suggestions on this.