this worked for me sometime back:
String pid = ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getName();
String[] pIdArray = pid.split("@"); //arraying
Long myPid = Long.valueOf(pIdArray[0]); //value returned of curr process
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regards,
S.N.Maina
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