java - Passing type-casted variables to a method for generic compilation -

i have system takes class name , enumerated soot -- gives details such methods in class, modifiers of said class, visibility, arguments methods, , more.

what take information , build java file instantiate class (through reflection or regular instantiation), call each method member of class, compile , use elsewhere in our system. i've got working 98~ of test cases. 2% fails on when object argument of method inner class (package.path.here.classname$innerclass variable type).

please note: i not care in method, care signature in enumeration phase.

the compiler error cannot find symbol when try compile class has method member who's arguments include package.path.here.classname$innerclass.

so input simple package.path.here.toenumerate:

package package.path.here;  public class toenumerate {      public toenumerate() {         //irrelevant code here      }       public void method1(some.other.package.otherclass$innerclass c, long a) {         // irrelevant code here      }       public void method1(int x, long b) {         // irrelevant code here      }       public void method1(yet.another.package.yetanotherclass b, long a) {          // irrelevant code here      }       public void method2(long b, boolean a) {         // irrelevant code here      }       public int method3(int x) {          // irrelevant code here      }  } 

through system generate java file looks this:

package package.path.here; // necessary imports auto generated public class toenumerate_main {     public static void main(string[] args) {         toenumerate inst = new toenumerate();         object obj = new object();         inst.method1((some.other.package.otherclass$innerclass) obj, (long) -1);         inst.method1((int)-1, (long)-1);         inst.method1((yet.another.package.yetanotherclass) obj, (long) -1);         inst.method2((long)-1, false);         inst.method3((int)-1);     } } 

when compile with: javac -cp /path/to/all/my/classes toenumerate_main.java cannot find symbol in reference inner class. carrot points period between last package path , class name:

toenumerate_main.java:7: error: cannot find symbol inst.method1((some.other.package.otherclass$innerclass) obj, (long) -1);                                 ^ symbol:   class otherclass$innerclass location: package some.other.package 

even though can find file @ path, included in -cp argument javac.

if change toenumerate_main send object-based variables nulls reference method1 ambiguous expect signatures if 1 tried send null.

i'm not quite sure why cannot find symbol error thrown @ compilation because file exists. in identifying either why error thrown, why javac -cp... doesn't find file, or way work appreciated.