> Search classes loaded by JVM.
`sc`{{}} stands for search class. This command can search all possible classes loaded by JVM and show their information. The supported options are: `[d]`{{}} 、`[E]`{{}} 、`[f]`{{}} and `[x:]`{{}} .
### Supported Options
| Name | Specification |
| ------------------------: | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| _class-pattern_ | pattern for the class name |
| _method-pattern_ | pattern for the method name |
| `[d]`{{}} | print the details of the current class, including its code source, class specification, its class loader and so on.
If a class is loaded by more than one class loader, then the class details will be printed several times |
| `[E]`{{}} | turn on regex match, the default behavior is wildcards match |
| `[f]`{{}} | print the fields info of the current class, MUST be used with `-d`{{}} together |
| `[x:]`{{}} | specify the depth of recursive traverse the static fields, the default value is '0' - equivalent to use `toString`{{}} to output |
| `[c:]`{{}} | The hash code of the special class's classLoader |
| `[classLoaderClass:]`{{}} | The class name of the ClassLoader that executes the expression. |
| `[n:]`{{}} | Maximum number of matching classes with details (100 by default) |
[sc command Docs](https://arthas.aliyun.com/en/doc/sc.html)
> _class-patten_ supports full qualified class name, e.g. com.taobao.test.AAA and com/taobao/test/AAA. It also supports the format of 'com/taobao/test/AAA', so that it is convenient to directly copy class name from the exception stack trace without replacing '/' to '.'.
> `sc`{{}} turns on matching sub-class match by default, that is, `sc`{{}} will also search the sub classes of the target class too. If exact-match is desired, pls. use `options disable-sub-class true`{{}} .
### Usage
- Wildcards match search `sc demo.*`{{execute T2}}
- View class details `sc -d demo.MathGame`{{execute T2}}
- Specify classLoader
Note that the hashcode changes, you need to check the current ClassLoader information first, and extract the hashcode corresponding to the ClassLoader.
if you use`-c`{{}} , you have to manually type hashcode by `-c `{{}} .
For classloader with only one instance, it can be specified by `--classLoaderClass`{{}} using class name, which is more convenient to use.
`sc --classLoaderClass jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader -d demo*`{{execute T2}}
- PS: Here the classLoaderClass in java 8 is sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader, while in java 11 it's jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader. Currently killercoda using java 11.
The value of `--classloaderclass`{{}} is the class name of classloader. It can only work when it matches a unique classloader instance. The purpose is to facilitate the input of general commands. However, `-c `{{}} is dynamic.
- View class fields `sc -d -f demo.MathGame`{{execute T2}}