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How can I tell if compiled java classes have debug metadata included?
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It would be nice only if I could see if debug metadata is lines, vars or source or combination of some of them.
Found nice tool for viewing .class files (http://www.codexterity.com/classexp.htm) but that’s where I am stuck not sure where to look. Thank you.
Essentially, there is bytecode in the class file that have debug information.
If you run
javap -von the class file, you will see the debug information that is available. It is worth compiling a simple test class with different-goption settings and looking at the results withjavap.See Check if Java bytecode contains debug symbols for more.