public class ToolProvider
extends Object 

Since:

1.6

• Method Summary

  All Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  static DocumentationTool	getSystemDocumentationTool ()	Gets the Java™ programming language documentation tool provided with this platform.
  static JavaCompiler	getSystemJavaCompiler ()	Gets the Java™ programming language compiler provided with this platform.
  static ClassLoader	getSystemToolClassLoader ()	Returns the class loader for tools provided with this platform.

  • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

• Method Detail

  • getSystemJavaCompiler

    public static JavaCompiler getSystemJavaCompiler()

    Gets the Java™ programming language compiler provided with this platform.

    Returns:

    the compiler provided with this platform or null if no compiler is provided

  • getSystemDocumentationTool

    public static DocumentationTool getSystemDocumentationTool()

    Gets the Java™ programming language documentation tool provided with this platform.

    Returns:

    the documentation tool provided with this platform or null if no documentation tool is provided

  • getSystemToolClassLoader

    public static ClassLoader getSystemToolClassLoader()

    Returns the class loader for tools provided with this platform. This does not include user-installed tools. Use the service provider mechanism for locating user installed tools.

    Returns:

    the class loader for tools provided with this platform or null if no tools are provided