FindJava — CMake 4.4.20260621-gcc70e9e-dirty Documentation

# FindJava

Finds the Java installation and determines its runtime tools and development components:

    find_package(Java [<version>] [COMPONENTS <components>...] [...])

Added in version 3.10: Support for Java 9+ version parsing.

## Components

This module supports optional components, which can be specified with the `find_package()` command:

    find_package(Java [COMPONENTS <components>...])

Supported components include:

`Runtime`

  Finds the Java Runtime Environment used to execute Java byte-compiled applications.

`Development`

  Finds development tools (`java`, `javac`, `javah`, `jar`, and `javadoc`). Specifying this component also implies the `Runtime` component.

`IdlJ`

  Added in version 3.4.

  Finds the Interface Description Language (IDL) to Java compiler.

`JarSigner`

  Added in version 3.4.

  Finds the signer and verifier tool for Java Archive (JAR) files.

If no components are specified, the module searches for the `Runtime` component by default.

## Result Variables

This module defines the following variables:

`Java_FOUND`

  Added in version 3.3.

  Boolean indicating whether (the requested version of) Java with all specified components was found.

`Java_<component>_FOUND`

  Boolean indicating whether the `<component>` was found.

`Java_VERSION`

  Version of Java found. This is set to: `<major>[.<minor>[.<patch>[.<tweak>]]]`.

`Java_VERSION_MAJOR`

  The major version of Java found.

`Java_VERSION_MINOR`

  The minor version of Java found.

`Java_VERSION_PATCH`

  The patch version of Java found.

`Java_VERSION_TWEAK`

  The tweak version of Java found (part after the underscore character `_`).

`Java_VERSION_STRING`

  Version of Java found, e.g., `1.6.0_12`.

  Note

  `Java_VERSION` and `Java_VERSION_STRING` are not guaranteed to be identical. For example, some Java versions may return: `Java_VERSION_STRING = 1.8.0_17` and `Java_VERSION = 1.8.0.17`.

  Another example is the Java OEM, with `Java_VERSION_STRING = 1.8.0-oem` and `Java_VERSION = 1.8.0`.

## Cache Variables

The following cache variables may also be set:

`Java_JAVA_EXECUTABLE`

  The full path to the Java runtime.

`Java_JAVAC_EXECUTABLE`

  The full path to the Java compiler.

`Java_JAVAH_EXECUTABLE`

  The full path to the Java header generator.

`Java_JAVADOC_EXECUTABLE`

  The full path to the Java documentation generator.

`Java_IDLJ_EXECUTABLE`

  Added in version 3.4.

  The full path to the Java idl compiler.

`Java_JAR_EXECUTABLE`

  The full path to the Java archiver.

`Java_JARSIGNER_EXECUTABLE`

  Added in version 3.4.

  The full path to the Java jar signer.

## Hints

This module accepts the following variables:

`JAVA_HOME`

  The caller can set this variable to specify the installation directory of Java explicitly.

## Examples

Finding Java:

    find_package(Java)

Finding Java with at least the specified minimum version:

    find_package(Java 1.8)

Finding Java and making it required (if Java is not found, processing stops with an error message):

    find_package(Java 1.8 REQUIRED)

Specifying the needed Java components to find:

    find_package(Java COMPONENTS Development JarSigner)

## See Also

- The `FindJNI` module to find Java Native Interface (JNI).

- The `UseJava` module to use Java in CMake.