[Chapter 25] 25.16 java.lang.Compiler (JDK 1.0)
Author: David Flanagan
Date: Thu Jul 31 16:26:43 1997

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| Chapter 25 The java.lang Package |

## 25.16 java.lang.Compiler (JDK 1.0)

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The static methods of this class provide an interface to the just-in-time (JIT) byte-code to native code compiler in use by the Java interpreter. If no JIT compiler is in use by the VM, these methods do nothing.

`compileClass()` asks the JIT compiler to compile the specified class. `compileClasses()` asks the JIT compiler to compile all classes that match the specified name. These methods return `true` if the compilation was successful, or `false` if it failed or if there is no JIT compiler on the system. `enable()` and `disable()` turn just-in-time compilation on and off. `command()` asks the JIT compiler to perform some compiler-specific operation. This is a hook for vendor extensions. No standard operations have been defined.

    public final class Compiler extends Object {
        // No Constructor
        // Class Methods
                public static native Object command(Object any);
                public static native boolean compileClass(Class clazz);
                public static native boolean compileClasses(String string);
                public static native void disable();
                public static native void enable();
    }

java.lang.Cloneable (JDK 1.0) |  | java.lang.Double (JDK 1.0)