How to add a timeout value when using Java's Runtime.exec()?

Question

I have a method I am using to execute a command on the local host. I\'d like to add a timeout parameter to the method so that if the command being called doesn\'t finish in

Answer 1

A light-weight solution for small apps:

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws java.io.IOException, InterruptedException {   
        Process process = new ProcessBuilder().command("sleep", "10").start();

        int i=0;
        boolean deadYet = false;
        do {
            Thread.sleep(1000);
            try {
                process.exitValue();
                deadYet = true;
            } catch (IllegalThreadStateException e) {
                System.out.println("Not done yet...");
                if (++i >= 5) throw new RuntimeException("timeout");
            }
        } while (!deadYet);
    }
}