Converting a given class (let's say, java.lang.Object) to a byte array. Is it possible?

Question

Given that class loaders accept to take as input a byte array of a given class, returning a Class, I wonder whether it is possible to do the reverse, t

Answer 1

No standard way I know of. But you might implement your own delegating classloader, keeping track of classes loaded in terms of name and bytecode.

What would be your use case? - Transferring code to a remote application?