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I have a Java application which I want to shutdown ‘nicely’ when the user selects Start->Shutdown. I’ve tried using JVM shutdown listeners via Runtime.addShutdownHook(…) but this doesn’t work as I can’t use any UI elements from it.
I’ve also tried using the exit handler on my main application UI window but it has no way to pause or halt shutdown as far as I can tell. How can I handle shutdown nicely?
The previously mentioned JNI approach will likely work.
You can use JNA which is basically a wrapper around JNI to make it easier to use. An added bonus is that it (in my opinion at least) generally is faster and more maintainable than raw JNI. You can find JNA at https://jna.dev.java.net/
If you’re just starting the application in the start menu because you’re trying to make it behave like a service in windows, you can use the java service wrapper which is found here: http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.org/doc/english/download.jsp