Terminate Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Example

/*
	Terminate Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Example
	This Java example shows how to terminate currently running 
	Java Virtual Machine(JVM) using halt method of Runtime class.
 
*/
 
public class TerminateVirtualMachine {
 
	public static void main(String args[])
	{
		/*
		 * get current Java Runtime using getRuntime()
		 * method of Runtime class.
		 */
		Runtime runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();
 
		/*
		 * To forcibly terminate the currently running virtual machine, use
		 * 
		 * void halt(int status)
		 * method of Runtime class.
		 * 
		 * Usually, non-zero status is passed as status for abnormal exit.
		 * 
		 * Please note that, unlike exit method, this method DOES NOT invoke
		 * shutdown hooks or run object finalizers.
		 * 
		 * 
		 */
 
		 System.out.println("About to halt the current jvm");
		 runtime.halt(1);
 
		 /*
		  * THIS METHOD NEVER RETURNS NORMALLY.
		  * This statement will never executed, as the JVM is 
		  * terminated!
		  */
		 System.out.println("JVM Terminated");
	}
 
}
 
/*
Typical output would be
About to halt the current jvm
*/