| Package | Description |
|---|---|
| javax.annotation.processing |
Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for
allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing
tool environment.
|
| javax.tools |
Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program,
for example, compilers.
|
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic.Kind |
Kinds of diagnostics, for example, error or warning.
|
| FileObject |
File abstraction for tools.
|
| JavaFileManager.Location |
Interface for locations of file objects.
|
| JavaFileObject |
File abstraction for tools operating on Java™ programming language
source and class files.
|
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic |
Interface for diagnostics from tools.
|
| Diagnostic.Kind |
Kinds of diagnostics, for example, error or warning.
|
| DiagnosticListener |
Interface for receiving diagnostics from tools.
|
| DocumentationTool |
Interface to invoke Java™ programming language documentation tools from
programs.
|
| DocumentationTool.DocumentationTask |
Interface representing a future for a documentation task.
|
| DocumentationTool.Location |
Locations specific to
DocumentationTool. |
| FileObject |
File abstraction for tools.
|
| ForwardingFileObject |
Forwards calls to a given file object.
|
| JavaCompiler |
Interface to invoke Java™ programming language compilers from
programs.
|
| JavaCompiler.CompilationTask |
Interface representing a future for a compilation task.
|
| JavaFileManager |
File manager for tools operating on Java™ programming language
source and class files.
|
| JavaFileManager.Location |
Interface for locations of file objects.
|
| JavaFileObject |
File abstraction for tools operating on Java™ programming language
source and class files.
|
| JavaFileObject.Kind |
Kinds of JavaFileObjects.
|
| OptionChecker |
Interface for recognizing options.
|
| StandardJavaFileManager |
File manager based on java.io.File.
|
| StandardLocation |
Standard locations of file objects.
|
| Tool |
Common interface for tools that can be invoked from a program.
|
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