Module jdk.compiler
The com.sun.source.* packages provide the Compiler Tree API:
an API for accessing the abstract trees (ASTs) representing Java source code
and documentation comments, used by javac, javadoc and related tools.
javac
This module provides the equivalent of command-line access to javac
via the ToolProvider and
Tool service provider interfaces (SPIs),
and more flexible access via the JavaCompiler
SPI.
Instances of the tools can be obtained by calling
ToolProvider.findFirst
or the service loader with the name
"javac".
In addition, instances of JavaCompiler.CompilationTask
obtained from JavaCompiler can be
downcast to JavacTask for access to
lower level aspects of javac, such as the
Abstract Syntax Tree (AST).
This module uses the FileSystemProvider API to locate file system providers. In particular,
this means that a jar file system provider, such as that in the
jdk.zipfs module, must be available if the compiler is to be able
to read JAR files.
- Module Graph:
- Tool Guides:
- javac
- Since:
- 9
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Packages
ExportsPackageDescriptionProvides interfaces to represent documentation comments as abstract syntax trees (AST).Provides interfaces to represent source code as abstract syntax trees (AST).Provides utilities for operations on abstract syntax trees (AST).This package provides a legacy entry point for the javac tool.Indirect Exports -
Modules
RequiresModifierModuleDescriptiontransitiveDefines the Language Model, Annotation Processing, and Java Compiler APIs. -
Services
ProvidesTypeDescriptionInterface to invoke Java programming language compilers from programs.Common interface for tools that can be invoked from a program.An interface for command-line tools to provide a way to be invoked without necessarily starting a new VM.Uses