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Re: Using sun javac to parse java source

Date	2011-08-23 21:52 -0400
From	Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: Using sun javac to parse java source
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On 8/23/2011 8:25 PM, Lew wrote:
> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> Alex J wrote:
>>> I'm curious whether it is possible to use JavacParser -
>>> http://docjar.org/docs/api/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.html
>>> - built-in to OpenJDK to parse standalone java files (though claimed
>>> to be "internal use only API"). I googled but I've found no answers.
>>
>> Java 1.6 and newer contains a supported callable Java compiler.
>>
>> Use that.
>
> +1.
>
> Java 5 and older are obsolete, so that settles that.
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_version_history#J2SE_5.0_.28September_30.2C_2004.29>
>
>> If you only want to syntax check you will need to discard the
>> generated byte code in case of success, but that is easy.
>>
>> The API is a bit complex many would say over engineered, but
>> it works fine.
>
> It pays to know the API.
> <http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/tools/package-frame.html>

Sure, but it is still a complex API.

Arne

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Using sun javac to parse java source Alex J <vstrength@gmail.com> - 2011-08-23 13:24 -0700
  Re: Using sun javac to parse java source Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-08-23 19:00 -0400
    Re: Using sun javac to parse java source Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-08-23 17:25 -0700
      Re: Using sun javac to parse java source Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-08-23 21:52 -0400
        Re: Using sun javac to parse java source Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-08-23 20:20 -0700
          Re: Using sun javac to parse java source Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-08-24 19:22 -0400
            Re: Using sun javac to parse java source Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-08-24 21:05 -0700
    Re: Using sun javac to parse java source Sebastian <sebastian@undisclosed.invalid> - 2011-08-24 10:51 +0200
      Re: Using sun javac to parse java source Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-08-24 19:19 -0400

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