Prevent java class to Decompile

[ashish jadhav]

Hi,
Can anybody tell me , Is there any way to prevent the java class to decompile ??

[Ulf Dittmer]

Ultimately, no. You can make it harder by employing various tricks, but a determined attacker will be able to prevail.

[ashish jadhav]

Thanks for your response. But, i still want to know this tricks.
Please can you elaborate on how to employ this tricks

[Maneesh Godbole]

This is one way
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obfuscated_code

[Ulf Dittmer]

Several steps you could take (most of which are not applet-specific) are outlined in http://faq.javaranch.com/java/AppletsFaq#decompilation

[ashish jadhav]

Thanks for help!!!