Re: Eclipse - background processes?

On 16-5-2005 19:52, brightoceanlight@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
Hi,

When I use Eclipse, there seem to be a lot of java.exe background
processes that are created when I run programs from the compiler.  But
these background processes are not stopped when the programs are
stopped.  Would anyone know how to stop these background processes?

Thanks,

Gil

Are you perhaps testing/running GUI programs? Each time you run an application, Eclipse launches a new java executable. If you haven't taken care of exiting the program when the last window of your app closes, this java executable keeps running. This would also happen if your application runs outside an IDE.
There are several ways to close down a GUI app properly, e.g. adding an action listener to the app's close button
closeMyAppBtn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.exit(0);
}
});
or changing the default close operation of the application's frame
JFrame myApp = createMyAppFrame();
myApp.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

In Eclipse 3, you can use the red Terminate button of the Console View (Window -> Show View -> Console) to end a running java executable. On the Console View's toolbar there's also a button to switch between consoles. Further, the Debug View in the Debug Perspective (Window -> Open Perspective -> Other -> Debug) shows a list of launched java applications (either running or already terminated).
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Regards,

Roland de Ruiter
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