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Java Tools Terminology

Installing J2SE 1.6.0 on Windows

Downloading and Installing J2SE 1.6.0 on Windows

Testing J2SE 1.6.0 Installation

Installing J2SE 1.5.0 on Windows

Downloading and Installing J2SE 1.5.0 on Windows

Testing J2SE 1.5.0 Installation

‘javac’ – The Java Program Compiler

‘javac’ – Java Compilation Command and Options

Compiling Hello.java – My First Java Program

Option ‘-classpath’ – Specifying Class Path

Option ‘-sourcepath’ – Specifying Source Path

Option ‘-d’ – Specifying Output Directory

Two Types of ‘import’ Statements

‘import’ Statements Processed by ‘javac’

Option “-g” – Controlling Debugging Information

‘java’ – The Java Program Launcher

‘java’ – Java Launching Command and Options

Launching Hello.java – My First Java Program

Option “-classpath” – Specifying Class Path

Option ‘-jar’ – Specifying Executable JAR Files

Option ‘-X’ – Specifying Non-Standard Options

‘javaw’ – Launching Java Programs without Console

‘jdb’ – The Java Debugger

‘jdb’ – Java Debugger Command and Options

Starting a Debugging Session with ‘jdb’

Debugging Applications with Separate ‘jdb’ Sessions

Debugging Java Applications Remotely

Listing Debugging Commands with ‘help’ Command

PrimeNumberSeeker.java – Multi-Thread Sample Program

Starting Debugging Session on a Multi-Thread Application

Stepping through Statements of the Child Thread

Checking Variable Values in a Debugging Session

Debugging the Main Thread of a Multi-Thread Application

Switching Execution Threads in a Debugging Session

Suspending Main Thread to Debug Child Thread

‘jconsole’ – Java Monitoring and Management Console

JMX Technology and ‘jconsole’ Tool

‘jconsole’ Command Options and Connection Window

‘com.sun.management.jmxremote’ – JMX Agent for Local Connection

‘jconsole’ – Connecting to a Local JMX Agent

‘com.sun.management.jmxremote.port’ – JMX Agent for Remote Connection

‘jconsole’ – Connecting to a Remote JMX Agent

‘jstat’ – JVM Statistics Monitoring Tool

‘jps’ – JVM Process Status Tool

Listing JVM Processes on the Local Machine with “jps”

‘jstatd’ – JVM Remote Monitoring Server

Starting ‘jstatd’ with a Security Policy File

Connecting to ‘jps’ to Remote ‘jstatd’

‘jstat’ Command Options and Parameters

Garbage Collection Testing Program

‘jstat -gcutil’ – Garbage Collection Statistics

Accessing Remote JVM Processes with ‘jstat’

JVM Troubleshooting Tools

JVM Troubleshooting Tools in JDK 1.5

‘jinfo’ – VM Option Value Checker

Changing HotSpot VM Option using ‘jinfo’

‘jstack’ – Stack Tracer of JVM Threads

Java Thread Deadlock Demo Program

Detecting Java Thread Deadlocks with ‘jstack’

‘jmap’ – JVM Heap Dump Tool

Printing Histogram of Java Object Heap

Generating Heap Dump File with ‘jmap’

‘jhat’ – Java Heap Analysis Tool

Starting ‘jhat’ Web Server on a Heap Dump File

Listing Instance Counts of All Classes

Browsing Object Instance Values

Object Query Language (OQL)

Searching for Instances with OQL Statements

‘jar’ – The JAR File Tool

JAR – Java Archive File Format

‘jar’ – JAR File Tool Command and Options

Creating the First JAR File – hello.jar

Managing JAR Files with WinZIP

META-INF/MANIFEST.MF – JAR Manifest File

Adding META-INF/MANIFEST.MF to JAR Files

Using JAR Files in Java Class Paths

Creating Executable JAR Files

‘javap’ – The Java Class File Disassembler

‘javap’ – Java Disassembler Command and Options

Listing Public Variables and Methods with ‘javap’

Listing Private Variables and Methods with ‘javap -private’

Disassembling Java Bytecode Class Files with ‘javap -c -private’

Looking Up Method Signature with ‘javap’ Command

‘keytool’ – Public Key Certificate Tool

Certificates and Certificate Chains

‘keystore’ – Public Key Certificate Storage File

JDK 1.5 ‘keytool’ – keystore File Management Commands

JDK 1.6 ‘keytool’ – keystore File Management Commands

Generating Key Pairs and Self-Signed Certificates

Exporting and Import Certificates

Cloning Certificates with New Identities

‘native2ascii’ – Native-to-ASCII Encoding Converter

‘native2ascii’ – Encoding Converter Command and Options

‘javac’ Using CP1252 to Process Source File

UTF-8 to \udddd Conversion with ‘native2ascii -encoding’

Setting UTF-8 Encoding in PrintStream

Converting \udddd Sequences Back with “-reverse” Option

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