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 ServiceLoader.

Since:: 1.6

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static DocumentationTool`	`getSystemDocumentationTool()`	Returns the Java programming language documentation tool provided with this platform.
`static JavaCompiler`	`getSystemJavaCompiler()`	Returns the Java programming language compiler provided with this platform.
`static ClassLoader`	`getSystemToolClassLoader()`	Deprecated. This method is subject to removal in a future version of Java SE.

Methods declared in class Object

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

Method Details

getSystemJavaCompiler

public static JavaCompiler getSystemJavaCompiler()

Returns the Java programming language compiler provided with this platform.

The file manager returned by calling getStandardFileManager on this compiler supports paths provided by any filesystem.

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 or null if no compiler is provided

getSystemDocumentationTool

public static DocumentationTool getSystemDocumentationTool()

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

The file manager returned by calling getStandardFileManager on this tool supports paths provided by any filesystem.

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 or null if no documentation tool is provided

getSystemToolClassLoader

@Deprecated(since="9") public static ClassLoader getSystemToolClassLoader()

Deprecated.

This method is subject to removal in a future version of Java SE. Use the system tool provider or service loader mechanisms to locate system tools as well as user-installed tools.

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

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