Dynamic Code Generation During Compile Time

[Frank]

Hi, I was wondering if it were possible in java to have the compiler
generate time-dependent code. The reason is that I want to have a
build or version number for my application based on the current date.
So if I compile on August 28, my version number would be 8-28, but if
I compile on August 30, then the version number would be 8-30.

Thanks for any help,
Frank

 

[Roedy Green]

The reason is that I want to have a
build or version number for my application based on the current date.
So if I compile on August 28, my version number would be 8-28, but if
I compile on August 30, then the version number would be 8-30.

Your simplest way to do it is to run a little utitily that generates a
tiny bit of Java source that gets compiled in.