JAD (JAva Decompiler)
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Jad is a currently unmaintained decompiler
for the Java
programming language.
Jad provides a command-line user interface
to extract source code
from class files.
The most popular GUI for Jad is DJ Java Decompiler. According to CNET.com, in the past 8 years the various versions of DJ Java Decompiler has been downloaded over 10 Million times.
A graphical user interface
for Jad is JadClipse which is a plugin to the Eclipse IDE
.
The domain name used by the official website expired on 25 February 2009.
The most recent version of JAD says it supports only Java class file versions 45.3, 46.0 and 47.0, not ones produced by Java 5.
A similar alternative, JD-Core, has emerged that supports JDK 1.1.8 to JDK 1.6.0, jrockit90_150, jikes-1.2.2, harmony-jdk.
Decompiler
A decompiler is the name given to a computer program that performs, as far as possible, the reverse operation to that of a compiler. That is, it translates a file containing information at a relatively low level of abstraction into a form having a higher level of abstraction...
for the Java
Java (programming language)
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
programming language.
Jad provides a command-line user interface
Command-line interface
A command-line interface is a mechanism for interacting with a computer operating system or software by typing commands to perform specific tasks...
to extract source code
Source code
In computer science, source code is text written using the format and syntax of the programming language that it is being written in. Such a language is specially designed to facilitate the work of computer programmers, who specify the actions to be performed by a computer mostly by writing source...
from class files.
The most popular GUI for Jad is DJ Java Decompiler. According to CNET.com, in the past 8 years the various versions of DJ Java Decompiler has been downloaded over 10 Million times.
A graphical user interface
Graphical user interface
In computing, a graphical user interface is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands. GUIs can be used in computers, hand-held devices such as MP3 players, portable media players or gaming devices, household appliances and...
for Jad is JadClipse which is a plugin to the Eclipse IDE
Eclipse (software)
Eclipse is a multi-language software development environment comprising an integrated development environment and an extensible plug-in system...
.
The domain name used by the official website expired on 25 February 2009.
The most recent version of JAD says it supports only Java class file versions 45.3, 46.0 and 47.0, not ones produced by Java 5.
A similar alternative, JD-Core, has emerged that supports JDK 1.1.8 to JDK 1.6.0, jrockit90_150, jikes-1.2.2, harmony-jdk.