April 21, 2026 - Defines an API for expressing computations that can be reliably compiled at runtime into SIMD instructions, such as AVX instructions on x64, and NEON instructions on AArch64. ... Defines tools for manipulating Java Archive (JAR) files, including the jar and jarsigner tools.

January 25, 2022 - The documentation for JDK 17 includes developer guides, API documentation, and release notes.

OpenJDK 17 API documentation with instant search, offline support, keyboard shortcuts, mobile version, and more.

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JDK 17 is the open-source reference implementation of version 17 of the Java SE Platform, as specified by by JSR 390 in the Java Community Process.

December 6, 2024 - Enhanced JDK Flight Recorder: Expanded support for monitoring and troubleshooting applications at runtime. Java 17 brings a wealth of new features that significantly enhance the language and APIs, offering more powerful tools for developers.

April 21, 2026 - For more information on this topic, see section 14.2, "Condition Queues," in Brian Goetz and others' Java Concurrency in Practice (Addison-Wesley, 2006) or Item 69 in Joshua Bloch's Effective Java, Second Edition (Addison-Wesley, 2008). If the current thread is interrupted by any thread before or while it is waiting, then an InterruptedException is thrown. The interrupted status of the current thread is cleared when this exception is thrown. This exception is not thrown until the lock status of this object has been restored as described above. API Note: The recommended approach to waiting is to check the condition being awaited in a while loop around the call to wait, as shown in the example below.

January 16, 2024 - The new implementation uses the Apple Metal API, and apart from the internal engine, there were no changes to the existing APIs. Apple announced a long-term plan to transition its computer line from X64 to AArch64.

How to create accessible applications with Java Access Bridge, Java Accessibility API (JAAPI), and Java Accessibility Utilities. Java Access Bridge enables certain Java applications to be visible to assistive technologies on Microsoft Windows. JAAPI enables you to create Java applications that ...

Only 64-bit Java virtual machines (JVMs) are certified

July 18, 2023 - The Oracle JDK Debian package configures storage for Java Preferences API in /etc/.java/.systemPrefs directory.

July 17, 2023 - This guide summarizes internationalization APIs and features of Java SE.

January 20, 2026 - Defines the implementation of the system Java compiler and its command line equivalent, javac. ... Provides the implementation of the SunPKCS11 security provider. ... Defines the API for dynamic linking of high-level operations on objects.

April 21, 2026 - However, in exceptional circumstances when a specification change is needed, a Maintenance Release (MR) of the Platform JSR is required - the following table lists every MR of the Java SE Platform JSRs: (1) Programmatic access to the maintenance specification version was originally added to JDK 19 and backported to JDK 8 with JSR 337 MR 4, JDK 11 with JSR 384 MR 2 and JDK 17 with JSR 392 MR 1.

January 20, 2026 - Release Notes for the Java SE Development Kit 17, 17.0.18 release.

April 21, 2026 - When you set --source N, you can only use the public API that was defined in JDK N. Note: The valid values of N change for each release, with new values added and old values removed. You'll get an error message if you use a value of N that is no longer supported. The supported values of N are the current Java SE release (17...

October 20, 2025 - Information about the Java core libraries, including functionality that is close to the VM and is not explicitly included in other areas.

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(2) More details on End of Support Life (EOSL) dates can be found in the Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap