launches the Java runtime and prepares it to be used from the Wolfram Language.


InstallJava
launches the Java runtime and prepares it to be used from the Wolfram Language.
Details and Options
- To use InstallJava, you first need to load J/Link using Needs["JLink`"].
- Only one Java runtime is ever launched; subsequent calls to InstallJava after the first have no effect.
- The following options can be given:
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ClassPath Automatic use the specified directories and .jar files CommandLine Automatic specify a command line to launch the JVM
See Also
Tech Notes
Related Guides
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), InstallJava, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/JLink/ref/InstallJava.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "InstallJava." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/JLink/ref/InstallJava.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). InstallJava. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/JLink/ref/InstallJava.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_installjava, author="Wolfram Research", title="{InstallJava}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/JLink/ref/InstallJava.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_installjava, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={InstallJava}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/JLink/ref/InstallJava.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}