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25
26/**
27 * Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program,
28 * for example, compilers.
29 *
30 * <p>These interfaces and classes are required as part of the
31 * Java&trade; Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE),
32 * but there is no requirement to provide any tools implementing them.
33 *
34 * <p>Unless explicitly allowed, all methods in this package might
35 * throw a {@linkplain java.lang.NullPointerException} if given a
36 * {@code null} argument or if given a
37 * {@linkplain java.lang.Iterable list or collection} containing
38 * {@code null} elements.  Similarly, no method may return
39 * {@code null} unless explicitly allowed.
40 *
41 * <p>This package is the home of the Java programming language compiler framework.  This
42 * framework allows clients of the framework to locate and run
43 * compilers from programs.  The framework also provides Service
44 * Provider Interfaces (SPI) for structured access to diagnostics
45 * ({@linkplain javax.tools.DiagnosticListener}) as well as a file
46 * abstraction for overriding file access ({@linkplain
47 * javax.tools.JavaFileManager} and {@linkplain
48 * javax.tools.JavaFileObject}).  See {@linkplain
49 * javax.tools.JavaCompiler} for more details on using the SPI.
50 *
51 * <p>There is no requirement for a compiler at runtime.  However, if
52 * a default compiler is provided, it can be located using the
53 * {@linkplain javax.tools.ToolProvider}, for example:
54 *
55 * <p>{@code JavaCompiler compiler = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();}
56 *
57 * <p>It is possible to provide alternative compilers or tools
58 * through the {@linkplain java.util.ServiceLoader service provider
59 * mechanism}.
60 *
61 * <p>For example, if {@code com.vendor.VendorJavaCompiler} is a
62 * provider of the {@code JavaCompiler} tool then its jar file
63 * would contain the file {@code
64 * META-INF/services/javax.tools.JavaCompiler}.  This file would
65 * contain the single line:
66 *
67 * <p>{@code com.vendor.VendorJavaCompiler}
68 *
69 * <p>If the jar file is on the class path, VendorJavaCompiler can be
70 * located using code like this:
71 *
72 * <p>{@code JavaCompiler compiler = ServiceLoader.load(JavaCompiler.class).iterator().next();}
73 *
74 * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
75 * @author Jonathan Gibbons
76 * @since 1.6
77 */
78package javax.tools;
79