Package org.plumelib.javacparse

Class JavacParse

java.lang.Object

org.plumelib.javacparse.JavacParse

public final class JavacParse
extends Object

This class contains static methods parseJavaFile(java.lang.String) and parseJavaCode(java.lang.String) that parse Java code into a JCCompilationUnit.

Internally, this class calls the javac parser from the JDK.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static JavacParseResult	parseJavaCode(String javaCode)	Parse a Java file's contents.
static JavacParseResult	parseJavaFile(String filename)	Parse a Java file.
static JavacParseResult	parseJavaFileObject(JavaFileObject source)	Parse a the contents of a JavaFileObject.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

parseJavaFile

public static JavacParseResult parseJavaFile(String filename)
                                      throws IOException

Parse a Java file.

Parameters:

filename - the file to parse

Returns:

a (parsed) compilation unit, or null if there is a parse error

Throws:

IOException - if there is trouble reading the file

parseJavaCode

public static JavacParseResult parseJavaCode(String javaCode)

Parse a Java file's contents.

Parameters:

javaCode - the contents of a Java file

Returns:

a (parsed) compilation unit, or null if there is a parse error

parseJavaFileObject

public static JavacParseResult parseJavaFileObject(JavaFileObject source)
                                            throws IOException

Parse a the contents of a JavaFileObject. Returns null if there was a parse error (even if the javac parser could create a CompilationUnit, some of whose subcomponents are erroneous).

Parameters:

source - a JavaFileObject

Returns:

a compilation unit and the parse errors encountered in it

Throws:

IOException - if there is trouble reading the file