RFR: 8364361: [process] java.lang.Process should implement Closeable [v24]

[Jason Mehrens]

On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:42:32 GMT, Roger Riggs <rriggs at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> The teardown of a Process launched by `ProcessBuilder` includes the closing of streams and ensuring the termination of the process is the responsibility of the caller. The `Process.close()` method provides a clear and obvious way to ensure all the streams are closed and the process terminated.
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>> The try-with-resources statement is frequently used to open streams and ensure they are closed on exiting the block. By implementing `AutoClosable.close()` the completeness of closing the streams and process termination can be done by try-with-resources.
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>> The actions of the `close()` method are to close each stream and destroy the process if it has not terminated.
>
> Roger Riggs has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Add \@implNote to recommend overriding close and calling `super.close()`.

src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/snippet-files/ProcessExamples.java line 31:

> 29: public class ProcessExamples {
> 30:     // @start region=example
> 31:     void example() {

Should there be another version of this that is involved with interruption set at top of method? That example would forever freeze which shows there is a problem with the example.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26649#discussion_r2476178801