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package java.lang;

/**

 * The {@code Compiler} class is provided to support Java-to-native-code

 * compilers and related services. By design, the {@code Compiler} class does

 * nothing; it serves as a placeholder for a JIT compiler implementation.

 *

 * <p> When the Java Virtual Machine first starts, it determines if the system

 * property {@code java.compiler} exists. (System properties are accessible

 * through {@link System#getProperty(String)} and {@link

 * System#getProperty(String, String)}.  If so, it is assumed to be the name of

 * a library (with a platform-dependent exact location and type); {@link

 * System#loadLibrary} is called to load that library. If this loading

 * succeeds, the function named {@code java_lang_Compiler_start()} in that

 * library is called.

 *

 * <p> If no compiler is available, these methods do nothing.

 *

 * @author  Frank Yellin

 * @since   1.0

 */

public final class Compiler  {

    private Compiler() {}               // don't make instances

    /**

     * Compiles the specified class.

     *

     * @param  clazz

     *         A class

     *

     * @return  {@code true} if the compilation succeeded; {@code false} if the

     *          compilation failed or no compiler is available

     *

     * @throws  NullPointerException

     *          If {@code clazz} is {@code null}

     */

    public static boolean compileClass(Class<?> clazz) {

        return false;

    }

    /**

     * Compiles all classes whose name matches the specified string.

     *

     * @param  string

     *         The name of the classes to compile

     *

     * @return  {@code true} if the compilation succeeded; {@code false} if the

     *          compilation failed or no compiler is available

     *

     * @throws  NullPointerException

     *          If {@code string} is {@code null}

     */

    public static boolean compileClasses(String string) {

        return false;

    }

    /**

     * Examines the argument type and its fields and perform some documented

     * operation.  No specific operations are required.

     *

     * @param  any

     *         An argument

     *

     * @return  A compiler-specific value, or {@code null} if no compiler is

     *          available

     *

     * @throws  NullPointerException

     *          If {@code any} is {@code null}

     */

    public static Object command(Object any) {

        return null;

    }

    /**

     * Cause the Compiler to resume operation.

     */

    public static void enable() { }

    /**

     * Cause the Compiler to cease operation.

     */

    public static void disable() { }

}