Reading jar output from servlet [duplicate]

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I am running some function form a jar(located under WEB-INF/lib) and I want to read the output(to the console) from my servlet. here is the code:

MsgTranToXML = new MsgTranToXML(); //this is a function inside the jar that prints output

Is this possible? thank's.

Servlets are only 'alive' for the duration of a request processing. Does the servlet launch the jar, or is the external process already running? — mjn
– mjn, Commented Jun 8, 2016 at 8:00
It is the servlet that runs this jar, so while the request ends the servlet could not read from 'println'? — Itsik Mauyhas
– Itsik Mauyhas, Commented Jun 8, 2016 at 8:02

Olivier Croisier · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-08 08:05:03Z

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I assume your function prints its output via System.out.println.

System.out.println means "call the println() method on the static field out of the class System. This out field is of type PrintStream, and can be reassigned by calling System.setOut() and passing it a new PrintStream of your choice, which you can then use to read the output generated by your function (you may want to take a look at the PipedOutputStream/PipedInputStream classes to achieve that).

Be aware though, that you will also trap the output of every other method that uses System.out.println (including any library you may also use in your application) !

edited Jun 8, 2016 at 8:05

answered Jun 8, 2016 at 7:49

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