read source code from a class

[argus]

Hello all,

is there a way to display the source code of a class in an application and give it to a String variable?So i can get the values given by one class or even a package?

Something like:

String classSource[]=new String[](java.lang.String.*)

What i want is similar to the NetBeans IDE feature where the Methods and values pops up in a window with the javadoc if you import a class or operate with values.Hope you know what i mean.
I guess,the better question is,how NetBeans does this?

[JosAH]

Hello all,

is there a way to display the source code of a class in an application and give it to a String variable?So i can get the values given by one class or even a package?

You can't get the source file if you have just a class. All you can do is decompile the class(file) but it is extremely unlikely that the result will be identical to the original source file.

kind regards,

Jos

[argus]

What do you mean with decompile? Sry, i can't imagine how to decompile a class and how it could look then.Can you explain or do you know where is good reading to this subject?:confused:
thank you for the Help.

[JosAH]

What do you mean with decompile?

Is Google down in your part of the world? Try it with the search string "Java decompiler".

kind regards,

Jos

[argus]

maybe you know better than google,ok.

[JosAH]

maybe you know better than google,ok.

Did you try to google for it?

kind regards,

Jos

[argus]

doing it right now.There are some decompilers out there,have to look for one made in java.