The JDK source code is inside the src.zip, this article shows you how to get it on Windows, Ubuntu (Linux) and Mac OSX.
1. Windows
In Windows, visit the Oracle website and download the JDK (not JRE).
Install the JDK and the src.zip is inside the JDK installed folder, for example :
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_40\src.zip
2. Ubuntu (*nix)
In Linux, for example, Ubuntu, you can get the source code from OpenJDK.
Search “openjdk”
$ apt-cache search openjdk
default-jdk - Standard Java or Java compatible Development Kit
default-jdk-doc - Standard Java or Java compatible Development Kit (documentation)
default-jre - Standard Java or Java compatible Runtime
openjdk-7-demo - Java runtime based on OpenJDK (demos and examples)
openjdk-7-doc - OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) documentation
openjdk-7-jdk - OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK)
openjdk-7-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
openjdk-7-source - OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) source files
java-package - Utility for creating Java Debian packages
Install the source code.
$sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-source
3. Mac OSX
In Mac OSX, get the JDK source code from Apple Developer, and download and install the Java for OS X Developer Package.
Later, find the source code here.
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/${jdk.version}.jdk/Contents/Home/src.jar
Note
Refer to this detail guide on how to download JDK Source Code For Mac OS X
Refer to this detail guide on how to download JDK Source Code For Mac OS X
Thank you
Thanks, save my day
Thanks!
But his helped me figure this out. 🙂
Each IDE has a different approach to set the source. I am use Spring Tool Suite 4 for Linux.
🙂
For Open JDK 11.02 it was in the below directory instead of HOME/src.jar
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-11.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home/lib/src.zip
thanks~
Thanks a lot ! In general great job, i rlly come here often 😉 regards
Thank u So much
Very helpFul
What about sun.plugin package for example?
Great, I never thought the jdk source is already available within the installation!