javatools.java
Class Javac

java.lang.Object
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  +--javatools.java.Javac

public class Javac

extends java.lang.Object

Compiles a Java class and returns the byte codes. Requires the tools.jar archive from the Sun jdk.

Nested Class Summary

class

Javac.CompiledClass

Field Summary

(package private) java.util.Collection	classes
(package private) java.lang.String	classPath
(package private) java.lang.String	compilerOutput
(package private) boolean	success

Constructor Summary

Javac()

Method Summary

boolean	compile(java.lang.String fullname, java.lang.String sourcecode) Compile the given Java class.
java.util.Collection	getClasses() The byte code of the classes we just compiled.
java.lang.String	getClassPath()
java.lang.String	getCompilerOutput() The output and error messages from the compiler.
boolean	getSuccess() Was the compilation successful? You need to call compile first.
void	setClassPath(java.lang.String classPath)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

classes

java.util.Collection classes

compilerOutput

java.lang.String compilerOutput

success

boolean success

classPath

java.lang.String classPath

Constructor Detail

Javac

public Javac()

Method Detail

setClassPath

public void setClassPath(java.lang.String classPath)

getClassPath

public java.lang.String getClassPath()

getClasses

public java.util.Collection getClasses()

The byte code of the classes we just compiled.

Returns:

a Collection of java.Javac.Class objects.

getSuccess

public boolean getSuccess()

Was the compilation successful? You need to call compile first.

Returns:

The success value

getCompilerOutput

public java.lang.String getCompilerOutput()

The output and error messages from the compiler.

Returns:

The compilerOutput value

compile

public boolean compile(java.lang.String fullname,
                       java.lang.String sourcecode)
                throws java.io.IOException

Compile the given Java class. synchronized to improve our chances we won't stuff up our reassignment of System.out and .err.

Parameters:

fullname - the full Java name of the class contained in sourcecode

sourcecode - the Java source code of the class fullname

Returns:

whether compilation was successful

Throws:

java.io.IOException - Description of Exception