Javac

This article is about Oracle's Java compiler. For a general article about Java compilers, see Java compiler.
javac
Written inJava[1]
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeCompiler
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitewww.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

javac (pronounced "java-see") is the primary Java compiler included in the Java Development Kit (JDK) from Oracle Corporation. Martin Odersky implemented the GJ compiler, and his implementation became the basis for javac.[2]

The compiler accepts source code conforming to the Java language specification (JLS) and produces Java bytecode conforming to the Java Virtual Machine Specification (JVMS).

javac is itself written in Java. The compiler can also be invoked programmatically.[3]

  1. ^ Lextrait, Vincent (January 2010). "The Programming Languages Beacon, v10.0". Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Preface to Java Generics".
  3. ^ Silverman, Shawn (30 August 2002). "Java Tip 131: Make a statement with javac!". JavaWorld. Retrieved 2020-07-14. [...]an application can access javac programmatically.