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iv Signature Test Tool 2.0 User’s Guide • April 2008

Merge Command Operative Principles 11

Element Handling by Merge 12

Setup Command 14

Command Description 14

Case Sensitivity of Command Arguments 16

Signature File Formats 16

Signature File Contents 17

Signature File Header 17

Signature File Body 18

SignatureTest Command 20

Command Description 20

▼Running a Signature Test With the JavaTest Harness 23

Report Formats 24

Sorted Report 24

Unsorted Report 25

SetupAndTest Command 26

Command Description 26

Merge Command 27

Command Description 28

A. Quick Start Examples 29

Example Setup Command 29

▼Running the Setup Command 30

Example SignatureTest Command 32

▼Running SignatureTest Without the JavaTest Harness 32

Example SetupAndTest Command 34

▼Running the SetupAndTest Command 34

Merge Examples 36

▼Running Merge Examples 36

Contents

Main Please Recycle Contents Page Page Page Tables Page Code Examples Page Preface Note Who Should Use This Guide Before YouRead This Guide How This Guide Is Organized Related Documentation Typographic Conventions Sun Welcomes Your Comments Page Introduction Signature TestBasics Note What is Tested Mutual Binary Compatibility Check Mutual Source Compatibility Check Class and Class Member Attributes Checked Source and Binary Compatibility Modes Using Custom Signature Loaders Note Using the Signature Test Tool Signature TestTool Basics Reflection and Static Run Modes Note Constant Checking in Differing Run Modes Generics Checking in Binary Mode CLASSPATH and -classpath Settings Bootstrap and Extension Classes Signature File Merge Rules JSR 68-Based Merge Merge Command Operative Principles Element Handling by Merge Page Setup Command Page Case Sensitivity of Command Arguments Signature File Formats Signature File Contents Note Signature File Header Signature File Body Note Page SignatureTest Command Note Page Page Running a Signature Test With the JavaTest Harness Report Formats Sorted Report Unsorted Report SetupAndTest Command Merge Command Page Quick Start Examples Note Example Setup Command Note Running the Setup Command Note example in Running SignatureTest Withoutthe JavaTest Harness on page 32. Example SignatureTest Command Running SignatureTest Without the JavaTest Harness Note Example SetupAndTest Command Running the SetupAndTest Command Page Merge Examples Running Merge Examples Page Page Example Result Files Page Page Page Index C G J M