The classfile API proposal notes that class file generation, parsing, and instrumentation are ubiquitous in the Java ecosystem, with many tools and libraries needing to process class files.

The Java Class File Disassembler ( javap ) is a useful tool for the Java developer that I have referenced in previous blog posts covering a variety of contexts such as detecting the innards of a ...

Version 24 version introduces several new language features which collectively simplify code, and provide powerful tools for bytecode manipulation and advanced stream processing.

The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a development environment for building Java applications and applets that can then run on any Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The JDK includes a variety of development ...

Executable JAR files For an executable JAR file that contains a stand-alone application, a Main-Class attribute should exist that provides the name of the first piece of code for the Java Runtime ...

Android developers can use Java and XML code to define the layouts for each Activity in an application. The application resources folder holds the XML layout files as well as graphics for the GUI ...