Uses of Package
javax.tools

Packages that use javax.tools

javax.annotation.processing	Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing tool environment.
javax.tools	Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program, for example, compilers.

Classes in javax.tools used by javax.annotation.processing

Diagnostic.Kind
Kinds of diagnostics, for example, error or warning.

FileObject
File abstraction for tools.

JavaFileManager.Location
Interface for locations of file objects.

JavaFileObject
File abstraction for tools operating on Java™ programming language source and class files.

Classes in javax.tools used by javax.tools

Diagnostic
Interface for diagnostics from tools.

Diagnostic.Kind
Kinds of diagnostics, for example, error or warning.

DiagnosticListener
Interface for receiving diagnostics from tools.

FileObject
File abstraction for tools.

ForwardingFileObject
Forwards calls to a given file object.

JavaCompiler
Interface to invoke Java™ programming language compilers from programs.

JavaCompiler.CompilationTask
Interface representing a future for a compilation task.

JavaFileManager
File manager for tools operating on Java™ programming language source and class files.

JavaFileManager.Location
Interface for locations of file objects.

JavaFileObject
File abstraction for tools operating on Java™ programming language source and class files.

JavaFileObject.Kind
Kinds of JavaFileObjects.

OptionChecker
Interface for recognizing options.

StandardJavaFileManager
File manager based on java.io.File.

StandardLocation
Standard locations of file objects.

Tool
Common interface for tools that can be invoked from a program.