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I have just uploaded ClassInspector, a Java applet/application (it can
be run as either), and its source code, to our Colorado Software Summit
Web site (the URL is in my signature block).  This application is of
interest to Java programmers, since it provides a means for inspecting
any Java class that is accessible to the Java Virtual Machine -- that
is, any class that is defined in your CLASSPATH environment variable,
and/or the directory from which ClassInspector was loaded.  Indeed, you
can use ClassInspector to inspect ClassInspector itself.

When you provide the name of a Java class, ClassInspector uses the class
introspection mechanism that was introduced with JDK 1.1 to produce a
display of the class' constructors, methods and variables.  Available
options (via checkboxes) allow you to tailor the output so that it looks
very much like the HTML documentation that is provided with the JDK.
While this is interesting only as an academic exercise for the Java
classes that are part of the JDK itself (since they are already
documented), this program is particularly valuable for producing
JDK-style documentation for classes that do not have adequate
documentation and for which you do not have source code.

An HTML page at the Web site describes ClassInspector in a bit more
detail.  To run it as an applet, you must have a browser that supports
JDK 1.1 features (such as Netscape 4.04 with the JDK 1.1 patch applied,
or the Beta version of Netscape 4.04 which already has that patch
applied, or Internet Explorer 4).  When run as an applet from our Web
site, you will not be able to use some of ClassInspector's features, in
particular you will not be able to inspect protected and private
methods.  If you download the source code and run it as a locally-loaded
applet, or as an application, you will be able to inspect
protected/private methods as well as public ones.

Enjoy!

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Wayne Kovsky <wkovsky@SoftwareSummit.com>
Colorado Software Summit (A Java Programming Conference)
http://www.SoftwareSummit.com