ToolProvider (Java SE 16 & JDK 16) (original) (raw)

public class ToolProvider extends Object

Provides methods for locating tool providers, for example, providers of compilers. This class complements the functionality of ServiceLoader.

Since:

1.6

• Method Summary

Returns the Java programming language documentation tool provided with this platform.
Returns the Java programming language compiler provided with this platform.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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• Method Details

  • getSystemJavaCompiler

  public static JavaCompiler getSystemJavaCompiler()
  Returns the Java programming language compiler provided with this platform.
  The file manager returned by callinggetStandardFileManager on this compiler supports paths provided by anyfilesystem.
  Implementation Note:
  This implementation returns the compiler provided by the jdk.compiler module if that module is available, and null otherwise.
  Returns:
  the compiler provided with this platform ornull if no compiler is provided

  • getSystemDocumentationTool

  Returns the Java programming language documentation tool provided with this platform.
  The file manager returned by callinggetStandardFileManager on this tool supports paths provided by anyfilesystem.
  Implementation Note:
  This implementation returns the tool provided by the jdk.javadoc module if that module is available, and null otherwise.
  Returns:
  the documentation tool provided with this platform ornull if no documentation tool is provided

  • getSystemToolClassLoader

  Returns a class loader that may be used to load system tools, or null if no such special loader is provided.
  Implementation Requirements:
  This implementation always returns null.
  Returns:
  a class loader, or null