How to view java .class files?

Sometimes in order to study the principles of Javac, we need to see how the contents of the class file are organized. At this time, it is necessary to check the class file.

#How to view java class files?

There are many ways to view class files. It is recommended to use the javap tool that comes with the JDK.

First create the following source code:

public class HelloWorld{
    public static void main(String[] args){
        System.out.println("hello world!");
    }
}

Use the javac compiler to compile the source file, and then use the javap tool to view the class file. The command is as follows

javap -verbose HelloWorld

This is the DOS window The running results are copied as shown below:

F:\>javac HelloWorld.java
F:\>javap -verbose HelloWorld
Classfile /F:/HelloWorld.class
  Last modified 2017-12-24; size 426 bytes
  MD5 checksum 4efac412ef483c8a3fe7489c87d15c8c
  Compiled from "HelloWorld.java"
public class HelloWorld
  minor version: 0
  major version: 52
  flags: ACC_PUBLIC, ACC_SUPER
Constant pool:
   #1 = Methodref          #6.#15         // java/lang/Object."<init>":()V
   #2 = Fieldref           #16.#17        // java/lang/System.out:Ljava/io/Print
Stream;
   #3 = String             #18            // hello world!
   #4 = Methodref          #19.#20        // java/io/PrintStream.println:(Ljava/
lang/String;)V
   #5 = Class              #21            // HelloWorld
   #6 = Class              #22            // java/lang/Object
   #7 = Utf8               <init>
   #8 = Utf8               ()V
   #9 = Utf8               Code
  #10 = Utf8               LineNumberTable
  #11 = Utf8               main
  #12 = Utf8               ([Ljava/lang/String;)V
  #13 = Utf8               SourceFile
  #14 = Utf8               HelloWorld.java
  #15 = NameAndType        #7:#8          // "<init>":()V
  #16 = Class              #23            // java/lang/System
  #17 = NameAndType        #24:#25        // out:Ljava/io/PrintStream;
  #18 = Utf8               hello world!
  #19 = Class              #26            // java/io/PrintStream
  #20 = NameAndType        #27:#28        // println:(Ljava/lang/String;)V
  #21 = Utf8               HelloWorld
  #22 = Utf8               java/lang/Object
  #23 = Utf8               java/lang/System
  #24 = Utf8               out
  #25 = Utf8               Ljava/io/PrintStream;
  #26 = Utf8               java/io/PrintStream
  #27 = Utf8               println
  #28 = Utf8               (Ljava/lang/String;)V
{
  public HelloWorld();
    descriptor: ()V
    flags: ACC_PUBLIC
    Code:
      stack=1, locals=1, args_size=1
         0: aload_0
         1: invokespecial #1                  // Method java/lang/Object."<init>
":()V
         4: return
      LineNumberTable:
        line 1: 0
  public static void main(java.lang.String[]);
    descriptor: ([Ljava/lang/String;)V
    flags: ACC_PUBLIC, ACC_STATIC
    Code:
      stack=2, locals=1, args_size=1
         0: getstatic     #2                  // Field java/lang/System.out:Ljav
a/io/PrintStream;
         3: ldc           #3                  // String hello world!
         5: invokevirtual #4                  // Method java/io/PrintStream.prin
tln:(Ljava/lang/String;)V
         8: return
      LineNumberTable:
        line 3: 0
        line 4: 8
}
SourceFile: "HelloWorld.java"
F:\>

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