Getting one java program to compile another

Question

Was wondering if anyone knew if it is possible ot get one java program to compile another .java file and capture any errors.

Answer 1

public static void RunCommand( String theCommand ) throws Exception
Runtime runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();
System.out.println( "Running Command " + theCommand ) ;
Process process = runtime.exec(theCommand);
String s = null ;
BufferedReader stdInput = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));
BufferedReader stdError = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getErrorStream()));
// read the output from the command
System.out.println("Here is the standard output of the command:\n");
while ((s = stdInput.readLine()) != null) {
     System.out.println(s);
// read any errors from the attempted command
System.out.println("Here is the standard error of the command (if any):\n");
while ((s = stdError.readLine()) != null) {
     System.out.println(s);