Process:constructor()

Process:constructor(cmd, [hidden], [redirect])constructor

The Process constructor creates a new Windows process.

Parameters

cmd

A string representing the command to be executed as a new process, that contains the executable and parameters separated by spaces

[hidden]

An optional boolean value indicating if the application is hidden, defaulting to false

[redirect]

An optional boolean value indicating if the process stdin, stdout and stderr are redirected, defaulting to false

Return value

The constructor returns a new Process | nil instance.

Example


--! luart-extensions
import sysutils
local ui = require "ui"

-- create a process launching Notepad
local p = sysutils.Process("notepad.exe")

-- start the process and wait for it to terminate
await p:spawn()

ui.info("Notepad application has been closed")