LddToolRunner (PDS4 Information Model 15.2.3 Test API)

java.lang.Object
- cucumber.LddToolRunner

```
public class LddToolRunner
extends Object
```
This class is used to run lddtool and capture its output It prevents lddtool from terminating the JVM by overriding System.exit() It also captures the output of System.out and System.err for testing purposes

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

LddToolRunner()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static void`	`clearStreams()`	Clears the content of output and error streams.
`static String`	`runLddTool(String[] args, String outDirectory)`	This method runs the Lddtool and captures its output

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - LddToolRunner
```
public LddToolRunner()
```
- Method Detail
  - runLddTool
```
public static String runLddTool(String[] args,
                                String outDirectory)
                         throws Throwable
```
    This method runs the Lddtool and captures its output
    
    Parameters:
    
    args - the command line arguments to pass to lddtool
    
    Returns:
    
    the output of lddtool
    
    Throws:
    
    Throwable - if an error occurs while running lddtool
  - clearStreams
```
public static void clearStreams()
```
    Clears the content of output and error streams.