| Package | Description |
|---|---|
| java.lang.instrument |
Provides services that allow Java programming language agents to instrument programs running on the JVM.
|
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| ClassDefinition |
This class serves as a parameter block to the
Instrumentation.redefineClasses method. |
| ClassFileTransformer |
An agent provides an implementation of this interface in order
to transform class files.
|
| IllegalClassFormatException |
Thrown by an implementation of
ClassFileTransformer.transform
when its input parameters are invalid. |
| UnmodifiableClassException |
Thrown by an implementation of
Instrumentation.redefineClasses
when one of the specified classes cannot be modified. |
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