Class Properties Dialog

The class properties dialog allows the setting of obfuscation options on a per-class basis.

The controls are as outlined below:

Class Access Level

This control sets the minimum access this class must have for it to be eligible to have it's name obfuscated. If the classes access modifier is equal or more restrictive then this setting, the classes name will be obfuscated if no other reason blocks the obfuscation. For example if Class Access Level is set to 'package' and the class is declared public, the name will be preserved.

 

This property overrides any package properties Class Access Level setting for the package this class belongs to.

See the section on Controlling Class Renaming for more details.

 

Class Access Level	Action
unspecified	Obfuscate access level setting defaults to the package class access level setting or global obfuscate access level setting if the package setting is not specified.
public	This class will have it's name obfuscated.
package	If the class is declared with default (package) access or private access it's name is obfuscated. All public class names are preserved
private	This classes name is obfuscated only if it is declared private. If the class is default (package) or public access it's name is preserved.
none	This class will never have it's name obfuscated

 

 

Symbol Access Level

This control sets the minimum access level a symbol must have for it to be eligible to be obfuscated. The eligible symbols are obfuscated if no other setting or reason blocks their obfuscation. See the section on Controlling Obfuscated Names for more details.

This property overrides any package properties Symbol Access Level setting for the package this class belongs to.

 

Obfuscate Access Level	Action
unspecified	Obfuscate access level setting defaults to the global obfuscate access level setting.
public	All symbols are eligible to be obfuscated.
package	This setting can be used to preserve the public API for a class library. The public and protected symbols are preserved. All private and package symbols are eligible to be obfuscated.
private	Only the private symbols are obfuscated, the remaining symbols are preserved.
none	No symbols are obfuscated all symbols are preserved.

 

Java Bean Obfuscate

The 'Java Bean Settings' control sets what classes JCloak will recognize as Java Bean's and how JCloak will preserve the bean methods and classes these Bean's define and use.

JCloak can recognize and use BeanInfo classes to automatically exclude classes and methods that a Bean want's to expose publicly. JCloak can also introspect a class to determine the Bean methods and preserve them.

Bean controls can also be set on a per-package or per-class basis. Per class settings override per package settings which override default global settings.

JCloak puts attributes in the manifest of the output Jar file to indicate each Bean.

The following settings and actions are defined:

Java Bean Setting	Action
unspecified	Setting defaults to the global setting.
none	JCloak does not preserve any Java Bean classes methods.
beaninfo	JCloak recognizes only classes as Java Beans that have an associated BeanInfo class. Only the methods and classes specified explicitly in the BeanInfo class are preserved.
introspec	JCloak recognizes only classes as Java Beans that have an associated BeanInfo class. JCloak introspects the Java Bean to determine the methods and classes to preserve, thus all classes and methods that match Bean design patterns are preserved.
all	JCloak recognizes all classes as Java Beans. JCloak introspects each class to determine the methods and classes to preserve, thus all classes and methods that match Bean design patterns are preserved.

Serialization Setting

This control sets how JCloak will obfuscate this class if it is Serializable.

 

Settings for this argument override the default setting for handling Serializable classes. The setting values are:

 

Preserve Serialized Setting	Action
unspecified	Do not override the global settings specified or defaulted for PreserveSerialized.
obfuscate	Obfuscate Serializable classes just like any other class. This is the default setting.
preserve	Preserve the class name and serialized field names for any class that is Serializable (implements java.io.Serializable or extends a class that does). If the class does not define the field serialVersionUID, add the field and set the initial value of the field to the compatible stream id for the class (this is the same value that would be generated by running 'serialver' on the unobfuscated class).

 

See the command line sections for PreserveSerialized and ClassSettings for more details.