What is the difference between the file myprogram. java and the file myprogram. class?

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Ty Baker

27 February, 14:59

What is the difference between the file myprogram. java and the file myprogram. class?

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Winston Hanson · Answer 1

The. java file is the source code, human readable, commented and hopefully a bit pretty. The. class file is the bytecode that the JVM executes, and if you're lucky a human may be able to read some of it. Forget about the other stuff.