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.TH javac 1 "04 May 2009"

." Generated from HTML by html2man (author: Eric Armstrong)

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.SH "Name"

javac \- Java programming language compiler

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.SH "SYNOPSIS"

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\f3

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        \fP\f3javac\fP [ options ] [ sourcefiles ] [ classes ] [ @argfiles ]

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Arguments may be in any order.

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options 

Command\-line options. 

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sourcefiles 

One or more source files to be compiled (such as MyClass.java). 

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classes 

One or more classes to be processed for annotations (such as MyPackage.MyClass). 

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@argfiles 

One or more files that lists options and source files. The \f2\-J\fP options are not allowed in these files. 

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.SH "DESCRIPTION"

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The \f3javac\fP tool reads class and interface definitions, written in the Java programming language, and compiles them into bytecode class files. It can also process annotations in Java source files and classes.

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There are two ways to pass source code file names to \f3javac\fP:

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For a small number of source files, simply list the file names on the command line. 

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For a large number of source files, list the file names in a file, separated by blanks or line breaks. Then use the list file name on the \f3javac\fP command line, preceded by an \f3@\fP character. 

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Source code file names must have \f2.java\fP suffixes, class file names must have \f2.class\fP suffixes, and both source and class files must have root names that identify the class. For example, a class called \f2MyClass\fP would be written in a source file called \f2MyClass.java\fP and compiled into a bytecode class file called \f2MyClass.class\fP.

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Inner class definitions produce additional class files. These class files have names combining the inner and outer class names, such as \f2MyClass$MyInnerClass.class\fP.

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You should arrange source files in a directory tree that reflects their package tree. For example, if you keep all your source files in \f3/workspace\fP, the source code for \f2com.mysoft.mypack.MyClass\fP should be in \f3/workspace/com/mysoft/mypack/MyClass.java\fP.

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By default, the compiler puts each class file in the same directory as its source file. You can specify a separate destination directory with \f3\-d\fP (see Options, below).

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.SH "OPTIONS"

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The compiler has a set of standard options that are supported on the current development environment and will be supported in future releases. An additional set of non\-standard options are specific to the current virtual machine and compiler implementations and are subject to change in the future. Non\-standard options begin with \f3\-X\fP.

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Standard Options

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\-Akey[=value] 

Options to pass to annotation processors. These are not interpreted by javac directly, but are made available for use by individual processors. \f2key\fP should be one or more identifiers separated by ".". 

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\-cp path or \-classpath path 

Specify where to find user class files, and (optionally) annotation processors and source files. This classpath overrides the user class path in the \f3CLASSPATH\fP environment variable. If neither \f3CLASSPATH\fP, \f3\-cp\fP nor \f3\-classpath\fP is specified, the user class path consists of the current directory. See 

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\f2Setting the Class Path\fP @

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If the \f3\-sourcepath\fP option is not specified, the user class path is also searched for source files. 

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If the \f3\-processorpath\fP option is not specified, the classpath is also searched for annotation processors.  

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As a special convenience, a class path element containing a basename of \f2*\fP is considered equivalent to specifying a list of all the files in the directory with the extension \f2.jar\fP or \f2.JAR\fP.

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For example, if directory \f2foo\fP contains \f2a.jar\fP and \f2b.JAR\fP, then the class path element \f2foo/*\fP is expanded to \f2A.jar:b.JAR\fP, except that the order of jar files is unspecified. All jar files in the specified directory, even hidden ones, are included in the list. A classpath entry consisting simply of \f2*\fP expands to a list of all the jar files in the current directory. The \f2CLASSPATH\fP environment variable, where defined, will be similarly expanded. \f3Note:\fP \  Depending of the configuration of your command line environment, you may have to quote the wild card character, for example, \f2javac \-cp "*.jar" MyClass.java\fP.  

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\-Djava.ext.dirs=directories 

Override the location of installed extensions. 

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\-Djava.endorsed.dirs=directories 

Override the location of endorsed standards path. 

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\-d directory 

Set the destination directory for class files. The directory must already exist; \f3javac\fP will not create it. If a class is part of a package, \f3javac\fP puts the class file in a subdirectory reflecting the package name, creating directories as needed. For example, if you specify \f3\-d /home/myclasses\fP and the class is called \f2com.mypackage.MyClass\fP, then the class file is called \f2/home/myclasses/com/mypackage/MyClass.class\fP. 

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If \f3\-d\fP is not specified, \f3javac\fP puts each class files in the same directory as the source file from which it was generated. 

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\f3Note:\fP \  The directory specified by \f3\-d\fP is not automatically added to your user class path.  

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\-deprecation 

Show a description of each use or override of a deprecated member or class. Without \f3\-deprecation\fP, \f3javac\fP shows a summary of the source files that use or override deprecated members or classes. \f3\-deprecation\fP is shorthand for \f3\-Xlint:deprecation\fP. 

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\-encoding encoding 

Set the source file encoding name, such as \f2EUC\-JP and UTF\-8\fP. If \f3\-encoding\fP is not specified, the platform default converter is used. 

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\-g 

Generate all debugging information, including local variables. By default, only line number and source file information is generated. 

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\-g:none 

Do not generate any debugging information. 

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\-g:{keyword list} 

Generate only some kinds of debugging information, specified by a comma separated list of keywords. Valid keywords are: 

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source 

Source file debugging information 

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lines 

Line number debugging information 

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vars 

Local variable debugging information 

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\-help 

Print a synopsis of standard options. 

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\-implicit:{class,none} 

Controls the generation of class files for implicitly loaded source files. To automatically generate class files, use \f3\-implicit:class\fP. To suppress class file generation, use \f3\-implicit:none\fP. If this option is not specified, the default is to automatically generate class files. In this case, the compiler will issue a warning if any such class files are generated when also doing annotation processing. The warning will not be issued if this option is set explicitly. See Searching For Types. 

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\-nowarn 

Disable warning messages. This has the same meaning as \f3\-Xlint:none\fP. 

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\-proc: {none,only} 

Controls whether annotation processing and/or compilation is done. \f3\-proc:none\fP means that compilation takes place without annotation processing. \f3\-proc:only\fP means that only annotation processing is done, without any subsequent compilation. 

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\-processor class1[,class2,class3...] 

Names of the annotation processors to run. This bypasses the default discovery process. 

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\-processorpath path 

Specify where to find annotation processors; if this option is not used, the classpath will be searched for processors. 

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\-s dir 

Specify the directory where to place generated source files. The directory must already exist; \f3javac\fP will not create it. If a class is part of a package, the compiler puts the source file in a subdirectory reflecting the package name, creating directories as needed. For example, if you specify \f3\-s /home/mysrc\fP and the class is called \f2com.mypackage.MyClass\fP, then the source file will be placed in \f2/home/mysrc/com/mypackage/MyClass.java\fP. 

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\-source release 

Specifies the version of source code accepted. The following values for \f2release\fP are allowed: 

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1.3 

The compiler does \f2not\fP support assertions, generics, or other language features introduced after JDK 1.3. 

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1.4 

The compiler accepts code containing assertions, which were introduced in JDK 1.4. 

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1.5 

The compiler accepts code containing generics and other language features introduced in JDK 5. 

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5 

Synonym for 1.5. 

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1.6 

This is the default value. No language changes were introduced in Java SE 6. However, encoding errors in source files are now reported as errors, instead of warnings, as previously. 

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6 

Synonym for 1.6. 

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1.7 

The compiler accepts code with features introduced in JDK 7. 

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7 

Synonym for 1.7. 

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\-sourcepath sourcepath 

Specify the source code path to search for class or interface definitions. As with the user class path, source path entries are separated by colons (\f3:\fP) and can be directories, JAR archives, or ZIP archives. If packages are used, the local path name within the directory or archive must reflect the package name. 

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\f3Note:\fP \  Classes found through the classpath may be subject to automatic recompilation if their sources are also found. See Searching For Types.  

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\-verbose 

Verbose output. This includes information about each class loaded and each source file compiled. 

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\-version 

Print version information. 

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\-X 

Display information about non\-standard options and exit. 

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Cross\-Compilation Options

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By default, classes are compiled against the bootstrap and extension classes of the platform that \f3javac\fP shipped with. But \f3javac\fP also supports \f2cross\-compiling\fP, where classes are compiled against a bootstrap and extension classes of a different Java platform implementation. It is important to use \f3\-bootclasspath\fP and \f3\-extdirs\fP when cross\-compiling; see Cross\-Compilation Example below.

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\-target version 

Generate class files that target a specified version of the VM. Class files will run on the specified target and on later versions, but not on earlier versions of the VM. Valid targets are \f31.1\fP \f31.2\fP \f31.3\fP \f31.4\fP \f31.5\fP (also \f35\fP) \f31.6\fP (also \f36\fP) and \f31.7\fP (also \f37\fP). 

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The default for \f3\-target\fP depends on the value of \f3\-source\fP: 

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If \-source is \f3not specified\fP, the value of \-target is \f31.6\fP 

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If \-source is \f31.2\fP, the value of \-target is \f31.4\fP 

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If \-source is \f31.3\fP, the value of \-target is \f31.4\fP 

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For \f3all other values\fP of \-source, the value of \-target is the value of \f3\-source\fP. 

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\-bootclasspath bootclasspath 

Cross\-compile against the specified set of boot classes. As with the user class path, boot class path entries are separated by colons (\f3:\fP) and can be directories, JAR archives, or ZIP archives. 

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\-extdirs directories 

Cross\-compile against the specified extension directories. \f2Directories\fP is a colon\-separated list of directories. Each JAR archive in the specified directories is searched for class files. 

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Non\-Standard Options

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\-Xbootclasspath/p:path 

Prepend to the bootstrap class path. 

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\-Xbootclasspath/a:path 

Append to the bootstrap class path. 

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\-Xbootclasspath/:path 

Override location of bootstrap class files. 

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\-Xlint 

Enable all recommended warnings. In this release, all available warnings are recommended. 

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\-Xlint:none 

Disable all warnings not mandated by the Java Language Specification. 

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\-Xlint:\-name 

Disable warning \f2name\fP, where \f2name\fP is one of the warning names supported for \f3\-Xlint:\fP\f2name\fP, below. 

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\-Xlint:unchecked 

Give more detail for unchecked conversion warnings that are mandated by the Java Language Specification. 

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\-Xlint:path 

Warn about nonexistent path (classpath, sourcepath, etc) directories. 

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\-Xlint:serial 

Warn about missing \f2serialVersionUID\fP definitions on serializable classes. 

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\-Xlint:finally 

Warn about \f2finally\fP clauses that cannot complete normally. 

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\-Xlint:fallthrough 

Check \f2switch\fP blocks for fall\-through cases and provide a warning message for any that are found. Fall\-through cases are cases in a \f2switch\fP block, other than the last case in the block, whose code does not include a \f2break\fP statement, allowing code execution to "fall through" from that case to the next case. For example, the code following the \f2case 1\fP label in this \f2switch\fP block does not end with a \f2break\fP statement: 

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switch (x) {

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       System.out.println("1");

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       //  No  break;  statement here.

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case 2:

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       System.out.println("2");

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If the \f2\-Xlint:fallthrough\fP flag were used when compiling this code, the compiler would emit a warning about "possible fall\-through into case," along with the line number of the case in question. 

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\-Xmaxerrs number 

Set the maximum number of errors to print. 

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\-Xmaxwarns number 

Set the maximum number of warnings to print. 

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\-Xstdout filename 

Send compiler messages to the named file. By default, compiler messages go to \f2System.err\fP. 

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\-Xprefer:{newer,source} 

Specify which file to read when both a source file and class file are found for a type. (See Searching For Types). If \f2\-Xprefer:newer\fP is used, it reads the newer of the source or class file for a type (default). If the \f2\-Xprefer:source\fP option is used, it reads source file. Use \f2\-Xprefer:source\fP when you want to be sure that any annotation processors can access annotations declared with a retention policy of \f2SOURCE\fP. 

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\-Xprint 

Print out textual representation of specified types for debugging purposes; perform neither annotation processing nor compilation. The format of the output may change. 

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\-XprintProcessorInfo 

Print information about which annotations a processor is asked to process. 

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\-XprintRounds 

Print information about initial and subsequent annotation processing rounds. 

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The \-J Option

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\-Joption 

Pass \f2option\fP to the \f3java\fP launcher called by \f3javac\fP. For example, \f3\-J\-Xms48m\fP sets the startup memory to 48 megabytes. Although it does not begin with \f3\-X\fP, it is not a `standard option' of \f3javac\fP. It is a common convention for \f3\-J\fP to pass options to the underlying VM executing applications written in Java. 

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\f3Note:\fP \  \f3CLASSPATH\fP, \f3\-classpath\fP, \f3\-bootclasspath\fP, and \f3\-extdirs\fP do \f2not\fP specify the classes used to run \f3javac\fP. Fiddling with the implementation of the compiler in this way is usually pointless and always risky. If you do need to do this, use the \f3\-J\fP option to pass through options to the underlying \f3java\fP launcher.  

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.SH "COMMAND LINE ARGUMENT FILES"

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To shorten or simplify the javac command line, you can specify one or more files that themselves contain arguments to the \f2javac\fP command (except \f2\-J\fP options). This enables you to create javac commands of any length on any operating system.

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An argument file can include javac options and source filenames in any combination. The arguments within a file can be space\-separated or newline\-separated. If a filename contains embedded spaces, put the whole filename in double quotes.

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Filenames within an argument file are relative to the current directory, not the location of the argument file. Wildcards (*) are not allowed in these lists (such as for specifying \f2*.java\fP). Use of the '\f2@\fP' character to recursively interpret files is not supported. The \f2\-J\fP options are not supported because they are passed to the launcher, which does not support argument files.

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When executing javac, pass in the path and name of each argument file with the '\f2@\fP' leading character. When javac encounters an argument beginning with the character `\f2@\fP', it expands the contents of that file into the argument list.

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Example \- Single Arg File

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You could use a single argument file named "\f2argfile\fP" to hold all javac arguments:

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This argument file could contain the contents of both files shown in the next example.

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Example \- Two Arg Files

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You can create two argument files \-\- one for the javac options and the other for the source filenames: (Notice the following lists have no line\-continuation characters.)

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Create a file named "\f2options\fP" containing:

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     \-d classes

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     \-g

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     \-sourcepath /java/pubs/ws/1.3/src/share/classes

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Create a file named "\f2classes\fP" containing:

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     MyClass1.java

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     MyClass2.java

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     MyClass3.java

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You would then run \f3javac\fP with:

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Example \- Arg Files with Paths

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The argument files can have paths, but any filenames inside the files are relative to the current working directory (not \f2path1\fP or \f2path2\fP):

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.SH "ANNOTATION PROCESSING"

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\f3javac\fP provides direct support for annotation processing, superseding the need for the separate annotation processing tool, \f3apt\fP.

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The API for annotation processors is defined in the \f2javax.annotation.processing\fP and \f2javax.lang.model\fP packages and subpackages.

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Overview of annotation processing

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Unless annotation processing is disabled with the \f3\-proc:none\fP option, the compiler searches for any annotation processors that are available. The search path can be specified with the \f3\-processorpath\fP option; if it is not given, the user class path is used. Processors are located by means of service provider\-configuration files named

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\f2\  META\-INF/services/javax.annotation.processing.Processor\fP

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on the search path. Such files should contain the names of any annotation processors to be used, listed one per line. Alternatively, processors can be specified explicitly, using the \f3\-processor\fP option.

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After scanning the source files and classes on the command line to determine what annotations are present, the compiler queries the processors to determine what annotations they process. When a match is found, the processor will be invoked. A processor may "claim" the annotations it processes, in which case no further attempt is made to find any processors for those annotations. Once all annotations have been claimed, the compiler does not look for additional processors.

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If any processors generate any new source files, another round of annotation processing will occur: any newly generated source files will be scanned, and the annotations processed as before. Any processors invoked on previous rounds will also be invoked on all subsequent rounds. This continues until no new source files are generated.

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