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Android APIs
public final class

Compiler

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.lang.Compiler

Class Overview

Does nothing on Android.

Summary

Public Methods
static Object command ( Object cmd)
Executes an operation according to the specified command object.
static boolean )">compileClass ( Class <?> classToCompile)
Compiles the specified class using the JIT compiler and indicates if compilation has been successful.
static boolean compileClasses ( String nameRoot)
Compiles all classes whose name matches the specified name using the JIT compiler and indicates if compilation has been successful.
static void disable ()
Disables the JIT compiler.
static void enable ()
Enables the JIT compiler.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Public Methods

public static Object command ( Object cmd)

Added in API level 1

Executes an operation according to the specified command object. This method is the low-level interface to the JIT compiler. It may return any object or null if no JIT compiler is available. Returns null on Android, whether or not the system has a JIT.

Parameters
cmd the command object for the JIT compiler.
Returns
  • the result of executing command or null .
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public static boolean compileClass ( Class <?> classToCompile)

Added in API level 1

Compiles the specified class using the JIT compiler and indicates if compilation has been successful. Does nothing and returns false on Android.

Parameters
classToCompile java.lang.Class the class to JIT compile
Returns
  • true if the compilation has been successful; false if it has failed or if there is no JIT compiler available.

public static boolean compileClasses ( String nameRoot)

Added in API level 1

Compiles all classes whose name matches the specified name using the JIT compiler and indicates if compilation has been successful. Does nothing and returns false on Android.

Parameters
nameRoot the string to match class names with.
Returns
  • true if the compilation has been successful; false if it has failed or if there is no JIT compiler available.

public static void disable ()

Added in API level 1

Disables the JIT compiler. Does nothing on Android.

public static void enable ()

Added in API level 1

Enables the JIT compiler. Does nothing on Android.