Java interpretes source code files

[azn]

Hi all,

I need to write a program that reads, say, a java source code file and spits out where classes, methods, etc are.

For example, if input file has the following:

class Game {
  Game(int i) {
    System.out.println("Game constructor");
  }
}

class BoardGame extends Game {
  BoardGame(int i) {
    super(i);
    System.out.println("BoardGame constructor");
  }
}

public class Chess extends BoardGame {
  Chess() {
    super(11);
    System.out.println("Chess constructor");
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Chess x = new Chess();

  }
}

Then program should read and output:

class found: game
method found: game(int i)

class: boardgame
method found: boardgame(int i)

etc.

How can i achieve this?

Your help would be much appreciated.

A.

[scottgp]

I haven't done this my self, but wouldn't the best way be to use reflection? There's an example at http://java.sun.com/developer/techni...ion/index.html