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 ...

Developers who are new to Java can sometimes have trouble with class and package naming. In fact, the introductory Java forums are filled with threads starting with questions about these areas of ...

After compiling the source code (a .java file), the compiler generates intermediate object code called bytecode which is a .class file. Bytecode is not the same as machine code. Rather, it is a binary ...

For those who wish to decompile bytecode, the Java’s javap command will be of special interest. Also known as the Java class file disassembler, the command-line javap tool will output pertinent ...

Recently, though, a friend asked me to write a simple piece of software in Java, which I did, and I sent him a folder with all the relevant files.<BR><BR>To use the program, one of the classes ...

A total of 24 JEPs in JDK 24 extend stream processing, introduce quantum-resistant algorithms and provide an API for accessing class files. Java 24 has been released at the start of the JavaOne ...

JEP 458, Launch Multi-File Source-Code Programs, has been Closed/Delivered for JDK 22. This JEP proposes to enhance the Java Launcher to execute an application supplied as one or more files of ...