Is it possible to view which class files will be generated by the Java compiler?
Is there an option for javac
, say --dry-run
, which instructs the compiler not to actually compile, but to parse the source file and a list of files .class
(including the package path) will be generated?
Consider the following example:
$ cat example.java
package whatever.example;
class First {}
class Second {}
$ javac -d . example.java
$ find .
.
./example.java
./whatever
./whatever/example
./whatever/example/First.class
./whatever/example/Second.class
The source file was compiled into two files .class
, and because the option was specified -d
, the package structure was created. I would like to know such information before compiling. Something like that:
$ javac --dry-run -d . example.java
./whatever/example/First.class
./whatever/example/Second.class
Alternatively, if javac
there is no such option for , is there any third party utility that can do this?
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try it
javac -verbose -d . javaclass.java
it actually lists all the activities the compiler is working on. by the end you can that all the classes were created using the package structure.
I have a compiler using the above code. I am getting the following result at the end of the list.
[wrote RegularFileObject[.\com\SC\JustTesting.class]] [wrote RegularFileObject[.\com\SC\JustTestingSecond.class]]
There are many other options, just type javac
in the command line to see them.
I don't know if I can know, before compiling, this information.
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