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bytecode

The compact instructions javac produces and the JVM runs.

Java bytecode is the instruction set of the JVM, stored in class files; it is the same on every operating system, which is what lets one compiled program run anywhere a JVM runs.

Examples

  • javap -c Hello prints a class's bytecode instructions, such as getstatic and invokevirtual.

See also

JVM JIT compiler
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