Version history and features of Java

1. Java SE 8 "2014-03-14 release "
   • Lambda expression

   • Pipelines and streams

   • Date and Time APIs

   • Default method

   • Type annotations

   • Nashhorn JavaScript engine

   • concurrency counters

   • Parallel operation

   • Remove PermGen Error

   • TLS SNI

   
   

3. java Version SE 7" 2011-07-28 release "

   • A string is allowed as a branching condition in a switch statement block;

   • supports dynamic languages;

   • support try-with-resources;

   • diamond type syntax;

   • null the value of the automatic processing.

    

5. java Version SE 6" 2006-12-11 release "

   • support scripting language;

   • Introducing the JDBC 4.0 API;

   • Introduction of Java Compiler API;

   • pluggable annotations;

   • did a lot of optimizations.

    

7. Jav A Version SE 5.0 " 2004-09-30 issue "

   • introduced generics;

   • enhance loops, you can use iterations;

   • auto-boxing and auto-unpacking;

   • variable parameters;

   • static introduction;

8. j2se Version 1.4 "2004-02-06 release "

   • XML processing;

   • Java Print Service;

   • introduction of logging API;

   • Introduction of Java Web Start;

   • Introducing the JDBC 3.0 API;

   • introduction of assertions;

   • Introduction of Preferences API;

   • Introduction of chain-type exception handling;

   • Support IPv6;

   • supports regular expressions;

   • Introduces the image I/O slot machine API.

10. J2SE Version 1.3 "2000-05-08 release"

    Introduction of Java Sound API;

    Jar file index;

    A lot of optimizations and enhancements have been made to all aspects of Java.

11. j2se Version 1.2 "1998-12-08 release "

    • Introduction Set (Collection) framework ;

    • Introducing the JIT (Just in time) compiler;

    • introduced JFC (Java Foundation Classes), including Swing 1.0, drag-and-drop and Java class library;

13. JDK Version 1.1 "1997-02-19 release "

    • Introduction of JDBC (Java Database Connectivity);

    • Support for internal classes;

    • Introducing Java Beans;

    • Introduction of RMI (Remote Method invocation);

    • Introduce reflection (for introspection only).

15. JDK Version 1.0 "1996-01-23 release "
    

Version history and features of Java