ToolProvider (Java Platform SE 6)

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javax.tools
class ToolProvider

java.lang.Object
  javax.tools.ToolProvider

public class ToolProvider
extends Object

Provides methods for locating tool providers, for example, providers of compilers. This class complements the functionality of {@link java.util.ServiceLoader}.

Method Summary
`static JavaCompiler`	`getSystemJavaCompiler()` Gets the Java™ programming language compiler provided with this platform.
`static ClassLoader`	`getSystemToolClassLoader()` Returns the class loader for tools provided with this platform.

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

Method Detail

getSystemJavaCompiler

public static JavaCompiler getSystemJavaCompiler()

Gets the Java™ programming language compiler provided with this platform.

Returns:: the compiler provided with this platform or {@code null} if no compiler is provided

getSystemToolClassLoader

public static ClassLoader getSystemToolClassLoader()

Returns the class loader for tools provided with this platform. This does not include user-installed tools. Use the {@linkplain java.util.ServiceLoader service provider mechanism} for locating user installed tools.

Returns:: the class loader for tools provided with this platform or {@code null} if no tools are provided