diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/sander/beejava/apiv2/BeeMethod.java b/src/main/java/nl/sander/beejava/apiv2/BeeMethod.java
index 8e55549..d29d62c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/sander/beejava/apiv2/BeeMethod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/sander/beejava/apiv2/BeeMethod.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public final class BeeMethod extends CodeContainer {
 
     private final Class<?> returnType;
 
-    BeeMethod(String name, Set<MethodAccessFlag> accessFlags,
+    public BeeMethod(String name, Set<MethodAccessFlag> accessFlags,
                       Set<BeeParameter> formalParameters,
                       Class<?> returnType, List<CodeLine> code) {
         this.name = name;
@@ -43,4 +43,19 @@ public final class BeeMethod extends CodeContainer {
          * -If the name of the method is <clinit>, then the descriptor must denote avoid method, and, in a class file whose version number is 51.0 or above,a method that takes no arguments
          */
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+        if (!super.equals(o)) return false;
+        BeeMethod beeMethod = (BeeMethod) o;
+        return name.equals(beeMethod.name) &&
+                returnType.equals(beeMethod.returnType);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(super.hashCode(), name, returnType);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/sander/beejava/apiv2/CodeContainer.java b/src/main/java/nl/sander/beejava/apiv2/CodeContainer.java
index 9da3279..2a3829b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/sander/beejava/apiv2/CodeContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/sander/beejava/apiv2/CodeContainer.java
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ package nl.sander.beejava.apiv2;
 import nl.sander.beejava.TypeMapper;
 import nl.sander.beejava.flags.MethodAccessFlag;
 
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
@@ -54,4 +51,17 @@ public abstract class CodeContainer {
     }
 
     public abstract boolean isConstructor();
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+        CodeContainer that = (CodeContainer) o;
+        return formalParameters.equals(that.formalParameters);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(formalParameters);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/sander/beejava/apiv2/SourceCompiler.java b/src/main/java/nl/sander/beejava/apiv2/SourceCompiler.java
index 9c65161..a75ff1f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/sander/beejava/apiv2/SourceCompiler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/sander/beejava/apiv2/SourceCompiler.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 public class SourceCompiler {
     private final static Pattern firstBlanksplitter = Pattern.compile("(.+?) (.+)");
     private final static Pattern parensplitter = Pattern.compile("(.+?)\\((.*?)\\)");
-    private final static Pattern returntypesplitter = Pattern.compile("(.+?)->(.*?)");
+    private final static Pattern returntypesplitter = Pattern.compile("->");
     private final String sourcecode;
     private final List<Instruction> instructions = new ArrayList<>();
     private int currentLine = 0;
@@ -34,14 +34,13 @@ public class SourceCompiler {
 
         BeeSource beeSource = new nl.sander.beejava.apiv2.BeeSource();
 
-        for (currentLine = 0; currentLine < instructions.size(); currentLine++) {
+        for (currentLine = 0; currentLine < instructions.size(); ) {
             Instruction ins = instructions.get(currentLine);
             if (currentLine == 0) {
                 parseClassDeclaration(ins, beeSource);
             } else {
                 parseInstruction(ins, beeSource);
             }
-            currentLine += 1;
         }
 
         return beeSource;
@@ -61,15 +60,11 @@ public class SourceCompiler {
     }
 
     private BeeMethod parseMethod(String text) {
-        String[] tokens = split(text, returntypesplitter);
+        String[] tokens = returntypesplitter.split(text);
         final String first;
         final Class<?> returnType;
-        if (tokens.length > 0) {
-            try {
-                returnType = Class.forName(tokens[1].trim());
-            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a valid type: " + tokens[1].trim());
-            }
+        if (tokens.length > 1) {
+            returnType = getType(tokens[1].trim());
             first = tokens[0].trim();
         } else {
             first = text;
@@ -89,29 +84,31 @@ public class SourceCompiler {
 
         String[] nameParams = split(flagsNameParameters[i], parensplitter);
         Set<BeeParameter> parameters = new HashSet<>();
-        String methodName = "";
+        String methodName=null;
         if (nameParams.length > 0) {
             methodName = nameParams[0];
-            String params = nameParams[1];
-            String[] paramTokens = params.split(",");
-            for (String paramToken : paramTokens) {
-                String[] declaration = paramToken.trim().split(" ");
-                String type = declaration[0];
-                String name = declaration[1];
-                try {
+            if (nameParams[1].length() > 0) {
+
+                String params = nameParams[1];
+                String[] paramTokens = params.split(",");
+                for (String paramToken : paramTokens) {
+                    String[] declaration = paramToken.trim().split(" ");
+                    String type = declaration[0];
+                    String name = declaration[1];
                     parameters.add(new BeeParameter(getType(type), name));
-                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("field type " + type + " not found");
                 }
             }
         }
+        if (methodName==null){
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("method name not found");
+        }
         currentLine += 1;
         List<CodeLine> lines = new ArrayList<>();
         Instruction nextInstruction = instructions.get(currentLine);
         while (nextInstruction instanceof CodeLine) {
             lines.add((CodeLine) nextInstruction);
             currentLine += 1;
-            if (currentLine >= instructions.size()){
+            if (currentLine >= instructions.size()) {
                 break; // too tired to think
             }
             nextInstruction = instructions.get(currentLine);
@@ -121,14 +118,6 @@ public class SourceCompiler {
         return new BeeMethod(methodName, flags, parameters, returnType, lines);
     }
 
-    private Class<?> getType(String type) throws ClassNotFoundException {
-        return switch (type) {
-            case "int" -> int.class;
-            case "double" -> double.class;
-            default -> Class.forName(type);
-        };
-    }
-
     private BeeConstructor parseConstructor(String text) {
         String[] tokens = split(text, parensplitter);
         String flag = tokens[0];
@@ -167,7 +156,7 @@ public class SourceCompiler {
         String type = null;
         String name = null;
         for (String token : tokens) {
-            Optional<FieldAccessFlag> maybeFlag = FieldAccessFlag.get(token);
+            Optional<FieldAccessFlag> maybeFlag = FieldAccessFlag.get(token.toUpperCase());
             if (maybeFlag.isPresent()) {
                 flags.add(maybeFlag.get());
             } else {
@@ -178,11 +167,8 @@ public class SourceCompiler {
                 }
             }
         }
-        try {
-            return new BeeField(flags, Class.forName(type), name);
-        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("field type " + type + " not found");
-        }
+        currentLine += 1;
+        return new BeeField(flags, getType(type), name);
     }
 
     private void parseClassDeclaration(Instruction firstLine, BeeSource beeSource) {
@@ -205,6 +191,7 @@ public class SourceCompiler {
         } else {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("class must start with 'class name(target.jdk.version)'");
         }
+        currentLine += 1;
     }
 
     private Instruction compileLine(String line) {
@@ -245,4 +232,15 @@ public class SourceCompiler {
         }
     }
 
+    private Class<?> getType(String type) {
+        try {
+            return switch (type) {
+                case "int" -> int.class;
+                case "double" -> double.class;
+                default -> Class.forName(type);
+            };
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a valid type: " + type);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/nl/sander/beejava/SourceCompilerTest.java b/src/test/java/nl/sander/beejava/SourceCompilerTest.java
index ee440ac..0a90911 100644
--- a/src/test/java/nl/sander/beejava/SourceCompilerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/nl/sander/beejava/SourceCompilerTest.java
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
 package nl.sander.beejava;
 
-import nl.sander.beejava.apiv2.BeeSource;
-import nl.sander.beejava.apiv2.SourceCompiler;
+import nl.sander.beejava.apiv2.*;
+import nl.sander.beejava.flags.AccessFlags;
+import nl.sander.beejava.flags.ClassAccessFlags;
+import nl.sander.beejava.flags.FieldAccessFlag;
+import nl.sander.beejava.flags.MethodAccessFlag;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
 public class SourceCompilerTest {
 
     @Test
-    public void test(){
+    public void test() {
         BeeSource beeSource = new SourceCompiler(TestData2.simpleBean).doCompile();
-        System.out.println(beeSource);
+        assertEquals("com.acme.SimpleBean", beeSource.getName());
+        assertEquals(ClassAccessFlags.SUPER.getBytecode() | ClassAccessFlags.PUBLIC.getBytecode(), AccessFlags.combine(beeSource.getAccessFlags()));
+        assertTrue(beeSource.getFields().contains(new BeeField(Set.of(FieldAccessFlag.PRIVATE), int.class, "value")));
+        assertEquals(1, beeSource.getConstructors().size());
+        Set<BeeMethod> methods = beeSource.getMethods();
+        assertEquals(2, methods.size());
+        assertTrue(methods.contains(new BeeMethod("getValue", Set.of(MethodAccessFlag.PUBLIC), Set.of(), int.class, List.of())));
+        assertTrue(methods.contains(new BeeMethod("setValue", Set.of(MethodAccessFlag.PUBLIC), Set.of(new BeeParameter(int.class, "newValue")), Void.TYPE, List.of())));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/nl/sander/beejava/TestData2.java b/src/test/java/nl/sander/beejava/TestData2.java
index 59de549..2961afd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/nl/sander/beejava/TestData2.java
+++ b/src/test/java/nl/sander/beejava/TestData2.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ public class TestData2 {
 
     public final static String simpleBean= """           
             class com.acme.SimpleBean(V15)
-            field public final int value
+            field private int value
             constructor public()
               INVOKE super()
               RETURN