Module jdk.compiler
Defines the implementation of the system Java compiler and its command line equivalent, javac.
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.
- Tool Guides:
- javac
- Module Graph:
- Since:
- 9
Packages
| Package | Description |
|---|---|
| com.sun.source.doctree | Provides interfaces to represent documentation comments as abstract syntax trees (AST). |
| com.sun.source.tree | Provides interfaces to represent source code as abstract syntax trees (AST). |
| com.sun.source.util | Provides utilities for operations on abstract syntax trees (AST). |
| com.sun.tools.javac | This package provides a legacy entry point for the javac tool. |
| From | Packages |
|---|---|
| java.compiler | javax.annotation.processing javax.lang.model javax.lang.model.element javax.lang.model.type javax.lang.model.util javax.tools |
Modules
| Modifier | Module | Description |
|---|---|---|
| transitive | java.compiler | Defines the Language Model, Annotation Processing, and Java Compiler APIs. |
Services
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| JavaCompiler | |
| Tool | |
| ToolProvider |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Plugin | The interface for a javac plug-in. |
| Processor | The interface for an annotation processor. |
© 1993, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Documentation extracted from Debian's OpenJDK Development Kit package.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception.
Various third party code in OpenJDK is licensed under different licenses (see Debian package).
Java and OpenJDK are trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/jdk.compiler/module-summary.html