slice2java.1

.TH slice2java 1

.SH NAME

slice2java - The Slice to Java compiler.

.SH SYNOPSIS

slice2java [options] [files]

.SH DESCRIPTION

slice2java compiles Slice files to Java. Full documentation for slice2java is
available online at:
.br
"https://doc.zeroc.com/display/Ice37/slice2java+Command-Line+Options".

.SH OPTIONS

.TP
.BR \-h ", " \-\-help\fR
.br
Displays a help message.

.TP
.BR \-v ", " \-\-version\fR
Displays the compiler version.

.TP
.BR \-DNAME\fR
.br
Defines the preprocessor symbol NAME.

.TP
.BR \-DNAME=DEF\fR
.br 
Defines the preprocessor symbol NAME with the value DEF.

.TP
.BR \-UNAME\fR
.br
Undefines the preprocessor symbol NAME.

.TP
.BR \-IDIR\fR
.br
Add the directory DIR to the search path for #include directives.

.TP
.BR \-E\fR
.br
Print the preprocessor output on stdout.

.TP
.BR \-\-output-dir " " DIR\fR
.br
Place the generated files into directory DIR.

.TP
.BR \-d ", " \-\-debug\fR
.br
Print debug information showing the operation of the Slice parser.

.TP
.BR \-\-ice\fR
.br
Permit use of the normally reserved prefix Ice for identifiers. Use this
option only when compiling the source code for the Ice run time.

.TP
.BR \-\-underscore\fR
.br
Permit use of underscores in Slice identifiers.

.TP
.BR \-\-tie\fR
.br
Generate tie classes.

.TP
.BR \-\-impl\fR
.br
Generate sample implementation files. This option will not overwrite an
existing file.

.TP
.BR \-\-impl\-tie
.br
Generate sample implementation files using tie classes. This option will not
overwrite an existing file.

.TP
.BR \-\-checksum " " CLASS\fR
.br
Generate checksums for Slice definitions into the class CLASS. The given class
name may optionally contain a package specifier. The generated class contains
checksums for all of the Slice files being translated by this invocation of
the compiler.

.TP
.BR \-\-stream\fR
.br
Generate streaming helper functions for Slice types.

.TP
.BR \-\-meta " " META\fR
.br
Define the global metadata directive META. Using this option is equivalent to
defining the global metadata META in each named Slice file, as well as in any
file included by a named Slice file. Global metadata specified with --meta
overrides any corresponding global metadata directive in the files being
compiled.

.SH SEE ALSO

.BR slice2cpp (1),
.BR slice2cs (1),
.BR slice2freeze (1),
.BR slice2freezej (1),
.BR slice2html (1),
.BR slice2php (1),
.BR slice2py (1),
.BR slice2rb (1)