#143 System.console ()

[Anonymous]

The following code was run JDK 1.6.0-rc-b104 and DrJava 20060821-1502.

import java.io.Console;

public class Main
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Console console = System.console();
if(console != null)
{
String name = console.readLine("[Please Provide Your Name]: ");
}
else
{
throw new RuntimeException("Can't run w/out a console!");
}
}
}

System.console() is returning null. Since DrJava has a colsole window, shouldn't a valid Console object be returned?

[Dan Smith]

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For our future reference, the relevant documentation on java.io.Console is here:
<http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/io/Console.html>

This text from the documentation is relevant: "If the virtual machine is started from an interactive command line without redirecting the standard input and output streams then its console will exist and will typically be connected to the keyboard and display from which the virtual machine was launched. If the virtual machine is started automatically, for example by a background job scheduler, then it will typically not have a console."

I'm not familiar with the new Console facility, so I can't be much help at this point. We run the Interactions pane by executing a process with "Runtime.exec()". We use the facilities provided by java.lang.Process to access its input and output streams. I don't know if it is possible to tie these streams into the Interactions JVM's console. We will have to explore this further.

[Mathias Ricken]

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This is available ONLY in the beta of Java 6. I'm sure we'll make an effort to support this, but we'll have to be careful to not sacrifice compatibility with our Java 5 user base.