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class:ToolProvider [NONE]

```
public class ToolProvider
extends Object
```
Provides methods for locating tool providers, for example, providers of compilers. This class complements the functionality of ServiceLoader.

Since:

1.6

constructor:<init>() [NONE]

ToolProvider
```
public ToolProvider()
```

method:getSystemJavaCompiler() [NONE]

getSystemJavaCompiler
```
public static JavaCompiler getSystemJavaCompiler()
```
Returns the Java™ programming language compiler provided with this platform.
The file manager returned by calling getStandardFileManager on this compiler supports paths provided by any filesystem.

Implementation Note:

This implementation returns the compiler provided by the jdk.compiler module if that module is available, and null otherwise.

Returns:

the compiler provided with this platform or null if no compiler is provided

method:getSystemDocumentationTool() [NONE]

getSystemDocumentationTool
```
public static DocumentationTool getSystemDocumentationTool()
```
Returns the Java™ programming language documentation tool provided with this platform.
The file manager returned by calling getStandardFileManager on this tool supports paths provided by any filesystem.

Implementation Note:

This implementation returns the tool provided by the jdk.javadoc module if that module is available, and null otherwise.

Returns:

the documentation tool provided with this platform or null if no documentation tool is provided

method:getSystemToolClassLoader() [NONE]

getSystemToolClassLoader
```
@Deprecated(since="9")
public static ClassLoader getSystemToolClassLoader()
```
Deprecated.
This method is subject to removal in a future version of Java SE. Use the system tool provider or service loader mechanisms to locate system tools as well as user-installed tools.

Returns a class loader that may be used to load system tools, or null if no such special loader is provided.

Implementation Requirements:

This implementation always returns null.

Returns:

a class loader, or null

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