Java's built-in libraries implementation

Question

Does anyone happen to know where, if at all possible, I can take a look at the code of the java\'s built-in libraries?

I\'ve tried Ctrl + Shift + B (which

Answer 1

You can also use jad to decompile any .class file

Answer 2

Sure, JDK is distributed with sources, you can conveniently open them in your IDE. Look for "src.jar".

It probably already is set up. In Eclipse, just try to Ctrl-Shift-T something like "java.lang.String".

A web search will also turn up nicely linked and formatted pages.

Answer 3

built-in libraries source code is available with jdk. For example on a windows box the jdk folder would contain src.zip which contain the sources for the built-in libraries

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Google "java decompiler" and download it. You can see the source code for any class file in the libraries.