Compiling external .java files from within Java

by

JavaCompiler is your friend. Check the documentation here

And here an example on how you could use the compiler API

JavaCompiler compiler = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();
DiagnosticCollector<JavaFileObject> diagnostics = new DiagnosticCollector<>();
StandardJavaFileManager fileManager = compiler.getStandardFileManager(diagnostics, null, null);
Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> compilationUnits = fileManager.getJavaFileObjectsFromStrings(Arrays.asList("YouFileToCompile.java"));
JavaCompiler.CompilationTask task = compiler.getTask(null, fileManager, diagnostics, null,
        null, compilationUnits);
boolean success = task.call();
fileManager.close();

More Related Contents:

  1. java compiled classes contain dollar signs
  2. How to get names of classes inside a jar file?
  3. Eclipse – Show generated class files
  4. Creating new Android (Java ) file in Existing Android package [closed]
  5. Recursively list files in Java
  6. What is this: [Ljava.lang.Object;?
  7. How to load Classes at runtime from a folder or JAR?
  8. Fastest way to write huge data in text file Java
  9. How to list the files inside a JAR file?
  10. Creating an array of objects in Java
  11. Why can’t we have static method in a (non-static) inner class (pre-Java 16)?
  12. log4j redirect stdout to DailyRollingFileAppender
  13. How to use Class in Java?
  14. Java FileReader encoding issue
  15. Platform independent paths in Java
  16. Method to dynamically load java class files
  17. Make a File/Folder Hidden on Windows with Java
  18. How to get the Array Class for a given Class in Java?
  19. Creating Runnable Jar with external files included
  20. Can I compile Java to native code?
  21. How do I include .class files in my project in Eclipse? (Java)
  22. SRC folder in Eclipse is empty (MainActivity class not created) after creating a new android project using Eclipse
  23. Javac “cannot find symbol”
  24. Inheritance in java and Superclasses(Object, Class)
  25. How do I pass a class as a parameter in Java?
  26. Difference between java.io.PrintWriter and java.io.BufferedWriter?
  27. How to atomically rename a file in Java, even if the dest file already exists?
  28. How to use String.format() in Java? [duplicate]
  29. Java: Use import or explicit package / class name?
  30. How can I read file from classes directory in my WAR?

Leave a Comment