Control java task `Xmx` heap size option with $task.memory

[Ralf G]

Hi,

I would like to control the heap size of a java process using the $task.memory implicit variable:

java -Djava.awt.headless=true -Xmx$task.memory -jar <path/to/jar>

However, $task.memory would return "20 GB", including a space and the unit including "B", which is not what the java -Xmx option expects ("20g" or "20G"). 

How could I solve this?

Thanks!

[Paolo Di Tommaso]

You can use the properties .bytes, .kilo, .mega, .giga the memory using the required unit eg. `task.memory.giga` 

p

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[Ralf G]

That's great! Did not know these properties existed. Thanks for the quick reply!