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 ...

Also known as the Java class file disassembler, the command-line javap tool will output pertinent information about any compiled Java class it is asked to inspect. By default, it simply spits out the ...

Generally, Java compilers are run and pointed to a programmer's code in a text file to produce a class file for use by the JVM on different platforms. Jikes, for example, is an open source compiler ...