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java.lang
class Compiler

java.lang.Object extended by java.lang.Compiler

public final class Compiler
extends Object

The Compiler class is provided to support Java-to-native-code compilers and related services. By design, the Compiler class does nothing; it serves as a placeholder for a JIT compiler implementation.

When the Java Virtual Machine first starts, it determines if the system property java.compiler exists. (System properties are accessible through getProperty, a method defined by the System class.) If so, it is assumed to be the name of a library (with a platform-dependent exact location and type); the loadLibrary method in class System is called to load that library. If this loading succeeds, the function named java_lang_Compiler_start() in that library is called.

If no compiler is available, these methods do nothing.


Method Summary
static native Object

          Examines the argument type and its fields and perform some documented operation.
static native boolean

          Compiles the specified class.
static native boolean

          Compiles all classes whose name matches the specified string.
static native void

          Cause the Compiler to cease operation.
static native void

          Cause the Compiler to resume operation.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

command

public static native Object command(Object any)
Examines the argument type and its fields and perform some documented operation. No specific operations are required.

Parameters:
any - an argument.
Returns:
a compiler-specific value, or null if no compiler is available.

compileClass

public static native boolean compileClass(Class clazz)
Compiles the specified class.

Parameters:
clazz - a class.
Returns:
true if the compilation succeeded; false if the compilation failed or no compiler is available.

compileClasses

public static native boolean compileClasses(String string)
Compiles all classes whose name matches the specified string.

Parameters:
string - the name of the classes to compile.
Returns:
true if the compilation succeeded; false if the compilation failed or no compiler is available.

disable

public static native void disable()
Cause the Compiler to cease operation.


enable

public static native void enable()
Cause the Compiler to resume operation.



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