The Java Class File Disassembler ( javap ) is a useful tool for the Java developer that I have referenced in previous blog posts covering a variety of contexts such as detecting the innards of a ...

Need to disassemble a Java class file? Want to look at the bytecode instructions generated from compiling source? These javap tool examples will show you how to use the javap command properly.

OpenJDK proposal would replace ASM with an up-to-date and performant API for parsing, generating, and transforming Java class files.

Generally, Java compilers are run and pointed to a programmer's code in a text file to produce a class file for use by the JVM on different platforms. Jikes, for example, is an open source compiler ...

Since I have done most of my coding for classes (and almost exclusively in Java), I have always just run my programs through the compiler and never had to worry about actually setting it up to run ...

A preview feature in Java is one that is not yet added permanently even though its design, specification, and implementation are complete. Presently Java has quite a few preview features in the ...