Provides methods for locating tool providers, for example, providers of compilers. This class complements the functionality of ServiceLoader.
Since:
1.6
method:getSystemJavaCompiler() [NONE]
getSystemJavaCompiler
public static JavaCompiler getSystemJavaCompiler()
Gets the Java™ programming language compiler provided with this platform.
Returns:
the compiler provided with this platform or null if no compiler is provided
method:getSystemToolClassLoader() [NONE]
getSystemToolClassLoader
public static ClassLoader getSystemToolClassLoader()
Returns the class loader for tools provided with this platform. This does not include user-installed tools. Use the service provider mechanism for locating user installed tools.
Returns:
the class loader for tools provided with this platform or null if no tools are provided