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Compiler.java

/*
 * @(#)Compiler.java	1.20 04/05/05
 *
 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package java.lang;

/**
 * The <code>Compiler</code> class is provided to support
 * Java-to-native-code compilers and related services. By design, the
 * <code>Compiler</code> class does nothing; it serves as a
 * placeholder for a JIT compiler implementation.
 * <p>
 * When the Java Virtual Machine first starts, it determines if the
 * system property <code>java.compiler</code> exists. (System
 * properties are accessible through <code>getProperty</code>  and ,
 * a method defined by the <code>System</code> class.) If so, it is
 * assumed to be the name of a library (with a platform-dependent
 * exact location and type); the <code>loadLibrary</code> method in
 * class <code>System</code> is called to load that library. If this
 * loading succeeds, the function named
 * <code>java_lang_Compiler_start()</code> in that library is called.
 * <p>
 * If no compiler is available, these methods do nothing.
 *
 * @author  Frank Yellin
 * @version 1.20, 05/05/04
 * @see     java.lang.System#getProperty(java.lang.String)
 * @see     java.lang.System#getProperty(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
 * @see     java.lang.System#loadLibrary(java.lang.String)
 * @since   JDK1.0
 */
public final class Compiler  {
    private Compiler() {}		// don't make instances

    private static native void initialize();

    private static native void registerNatives();

    static {
        registerNatives();
	java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged
	    (new java.security.PrivilegedAction() {
		public Object run() {
		    boolean loaded = false;
		    String jit = System.getProperty("java.compiler");
		    if ((jit != null) && (!jit.equals("NONE")) &&
			(!jit.equals("")))
		    {
			try {
			    System.loadLibrary(jit);
			    initialize();
			    loaded = true;
			} catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
			    System.err.println("Warning: JIT compiler \"" +
			      jit + "\" not found. Will use interpreter.");
			}
		    }
		    String info = System.getProperty("java.vm.info");
		    if (loaded) {
			System.setProperty("java.vm.info", info + ", " + jit);
		    } else {
			System.setProperty("java.vm.info", info + ", nojit");
		    }
		    return null;
		}
	    });
    }

    /**
     * Compiles the specified class.
     *
     * @param   clazz   a class.
     * @return  <code>true</code> if the compilation succeeded;
     *          <code>false</code> if the compilation failed or no compiler
     *          is available.
     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>clazz</code> is 
     *          <code>null</code>.
     */
    public static native boolean compileClass(Class<?> clazz);

    /**
     * Compiles all classes whose name matches the specified string.
     *
     * @param   string   the name of the classes to compile.
     * @return  <code>true</code> if the compilation succeeded;
     *          <code>false</code> if the compilation failed or no compiler
     *          is available.
     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>string</code> is 
     *          <code>null</code>.
     */
    public static native boolean compileClasses(String string);

    /**
     * Examines the argument type and its fields and perform some documented
     * operation. No specific operations are required.
     *
     * @param   any   an argument.
     * @return  a compiler-specific value, or <code>null</code> if no compiler
     *          is available.
     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>any</code> is 
     *          <code>null</code>.
     */
    public static native Object command(Object any);

    /**
     * Cause the Compiler to resume operation.
     */
    public static native void enable();

    /**
     * Cause the Compiler to cease operation.
     */
    public static native void disable();
}