A Java class file has a well-defined format, consisting of a fixed-size header, a constant pool containing various constants used in the file, a set of fields and methods, and various attributes.

OpenJDK proposal would replace ASM with an up-to-date and performant API for parsing, generating, and transforming Java class files.

The Java Class File Disassembler ( javap ) is a useful tool for the Java developer that I have referenced in previous blog posts covering a variety of contexts such as detecting the innards of a ...

Java Class-File API Hello World Translator JEP 484 Class-File API (previously JEP 457 and JEP 466) is an API introduced in Java 24 to provide a standard API for parsing, generating, and transforming ...

What are Class-File APIs? Java 24 introduces the Class-File API (JEP 457), a significant enhancement for parsing, generating, and transforming Java class files. This API provides a programmatic way to ...

The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a development environment for building Java applications and applets that can then run on any Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The JDK includes a variety of development ...