Frequently Asked Questions

How to setup the soot dependency (in Maven, Gradle)?

See Installation.

How to retreive a SootClass or SootMethod?

See Getting Started.

Is there a github template to quickstart into development with SootUp?

Not yet.

Error while using the Sourcecodefrontend

Please make sure to use Java8 to execute.

Exception: Provider "jrt" not found

java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
    at sootup.java.bytecode.inputlocation.JrtFileSystemAnalysisInputLocationTest.getClassSource(JrtFileSystemAnalysisInputLocationTest.java:28)
    ...
Caused by: java.nio.file.ProviderNotFoundException: Provider "jrt" not found

To execute SootUp with JavaModules support please make sure you run the code at least the Java9 Runtime.

How to solve a ConcurrentModificationException?

Copy the Iterator into an intermediate Collection.

final StmtGraph<?> stmtGraph = builder.getStmtGraph();
    for (Stmt stmt : Lists.newArrayList(stmtGraph)){
        ...
    }
}

How can I visualize a StmtGraph?

There exists a tool, that converts a StmtGraph to the Graphviz Dot Language.

DotExporter.buildGraph( stmtgraph );

or create a convenient link with the exported stmtgraph as HTTP GET Parameter

DotExporter.createUrlToWebeditor( stmtgraph );

Is there a way to use code exploration and syntax highlighting features in my IDE for .jimple files?

Try JimpeLsp.

Is there a way to use syntax highlighting of .jimple in my paper, thesis, ...?

Have a look at LspLexer4Pygments.

How to ... add an entry in this list? i.e. Your question is not answered here?

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