Java Class File Explorer This tool dumps a Java class file into a human readable text file, allows some editing on the dumped file, and rebuilds from the dumped file.

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.

My examples have been written and built in Java SE 7, but I avoid using Java SE 7’s Files class and so don’t need to fully scope Guava’s same-named class. File Creation ...

The classfile API proposal notes that class file generation, parsing, and instrumentation are ubiquitous in the Java ecosystem, with many tools and libraries needing to process class files.

well, apparently, if i make an empty .java file of the same name, compile it once, and then replace the .class file with the one i want.<BR><BR>hopefully there is some more elegant way to do it ...

Ensure that the classpath is set correctly. The classpath determines where the Java compiler looks for the class file. You can set the classpath variable in Windows by going to “system properties-> ...