Flex 3 includes a Java-based compiler API that lets you compile SWF and SWC files from Java applications. The API supports all the same options as the mxmlc and compc command-line tools. The API includes classes like Application, Logger, and Project.
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The API's JavaDocs are here: flex_compiler_api.zip (245K)
There is a PDF which describes usage here: Compiler API Guide (194K)
