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Java Features Guide 8-14

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Java 8, Java 11, Java 13, Java 14 - what's the difference?


You can use this guide to get practical information on how to find and install the latest version of Java, to understand the differences between Java distributions (AdoptOpenJdk, OpenJDK, OracleJDK, etc.), and also to get an overview of Java features, including Java versions 8-14.



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  • Android, Java Java 7, Java 8. Kotlin.

Java 8?


, Java 8. :


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Java 1.X?


Java 9 . , Java 8 1.8, Java 5 1.5 .. java -version , :


c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_191\bin>java -version
java version "1.8.0_191" (1)
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_191-b12)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.191-b12, mixed mode)

Java 8. Java 9 , Java 1.x. :


c:\Program Files\Java\jdk11\bin>java -version
openjdk version "11" 2018-09-25 (1)
OpenJDK Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11+28)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11+28, mixed mode)

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, Java 9-14.


JRE JDK?


Java. «Java»?


-, JRE (Java Runtime Environment) JDK (Java Development Kit).


, JRE, Java. JRE , , Java (JVM) «java».


Java JDK. JDK , JRE, javac , javadoc ( Java) jdb ( Java).


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Java 8 - Oracle JRE JDK , JDK JRE . Java 9 , JDK. JDK , JRE.


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Java JDK?


Java-Docker, MSI . , Java — .zip; .


, , Java , — jdk-{5-14}.zip. .


Java :


Directory C:\dev\jdk-11
12.11.2019  19:24    <DIR>          .
12.11.2019  19:24    <DIR>          ..
12.11.2019  19:23    <DIR>          bin
12.11.2019  19:23    <DIR>          conf
12.11.2019  19:24    <DIR>          include
12.11.2019  19:24    <DIR>          jmods
22.08.2018  19:18    <DIR>          legal
12.11.2019  19:24    <DIR>          lib
12.11.2019  19:23             1.238 release

/bin, Windows :


Directory C:\dev\jdk-11\bin
...
12.11.2019  19:23           272.736 java.exe
...
12.11.2019  19:23            20.832 javac.exe
...

, , /bin PATH, java .


, , , Oracle AdoptOpenJDK, PATH .


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openjdk version "11" 2018-09-25
OpenJDK Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11+28)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11+28, mixed mode)

: .zip Java? .


Java


, Java (: JDK), , « ». .


OpenJDK


Java (: JRE / JDK) — OpenJDK.


, (: .zip java ). , , , MarcoJDK, . , Java SE.


, , (. TCK) .


, , String Java, (ay!) (, CLI), . Java.


OpenJDK ( Oracle) OracleJDK


, Java , — Oracle. Java, .


  1. OpenJDK Oracle (!). , Oracle , , Java 14, Java 15.
  2. OracleJDK — , 2019 . , , Oracle, . , , , JVM .

( Java 8) OpenJDK OracleJDK, , OracleJDK «». , .


, ( ) Java.


AdoptOpenJDK


2017 , Java User Group (Amazon, Microsoft, Pivotal, Red Hat ) AdoptOpenJDK.


OpenJDK / Java: HotSpot OpenJ9.


, Java.


Azul Zulu, Amazon Corretto, SAPMachine


OpenJDK OpenJDK Wikipedia. Azul Zulu, Amazon Corretto, SapMachine . , , / .


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OpenJDK


(Rafael Winterhalter) OpenJDK, : , , , .


: https://rafael.codes/openjdk/.



, 2019 , , jdk.zip (.tar.gz/.msi/.pkg) https://adoptopenjdk.net , .


Java 8-14


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— Java 8 -


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Java 8 , , , Runnable, , , :


 Runnable runnable = new Runnable(){
       @Override
       public void run(){
         System.out.println("Hello world !");
       }
     };

:


Runnable runnable = () -> System.out.println("Hello world two!");

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Java 8 , Stream API. :


List<String> list = Arrays.asList("franz", "ferdinand", "fiel", "vom", "pferd");

Java 8, for, - .


API Streams :


list.stream()
    .filter(name -> name.startsWith("f"))
    .map(String::toUpperCase)
    .sorted()
    .forEach(System.out::println);

Java 8


, Stream, Lambda Optional Java 8. , — — Java 8.


— Java 9 -


Java 9 , :



, .


List<String> list = List.of("one", "two", "three");
Set<String> set = Set.of("one", "two", "three");
Map<String, String> map = Map.of("foo", "one", "bar", "two");

Streams


, takeWhile, dropWhile iterate.


Stream<String> stream = Stream.iterate("", s -> s + "s")
  .takeWhile(s -> s.length() < 10);

Optionals


Optionals ifPresentOrElse, .


user.ifPresentOrElse(this::displayAccount, this::displayLogin);


private :


public interface MyInterface {
    private static void myPrivateMethod(){
        System.out.println("Yay, I am private!");
    }
}


, try-with-resources diamond .


JShell


, Java , .


% jshell
|  Welcome to JShell -- Version 9
|  For an introduction type: /help intro
jshell> int x = 10
x ==> 10

HTTPClient


Java 9 HttpClient. Http Java , , Apache HttpClient OkHttp (, ).


Java 9 Java — , , Java.


Jigsaw: Java Jar


Java 9 Jigsaw Module System, - OSGI. Jigsaw — , .


Multi-Release .jar .jar, JVM. , - / , Java 8 Java 10, .


— Java 10 -


Java 10 , .. , , , , , — var, .


: var


// Pre-Java 10
String myName = "Marco";
// With Java 10
var myName = "Marco"

Javascript-, ? Java var (, dpash, , ).


— Java 11 -


Java 11 .



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"Marco".isBlank();
"Mar\nco".lines();
"Marco  ".strip();
Path path = Files.writeString(Files.createTempFile("helloworld", ".txt"), "Hi, my name is!");
String s = Files.readString(path);


Java 10, Java . .


ubuntu@DESKTOP-168M0IF:~$ java MyScript.java

(var) -


:


(var firstName, var lastName) -> firstName + lastName

HttpClient


HttpClient Java 9, , .



Flight Recorder ( ), No-Op, Nashorn-Javascript-Engine deprecated () ..


— Java 12 -


Java 12 , Unicode 11 switch, .


— Java 13 -


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Switch (Preview — )


Switch . - , :


switch :


switch(status) {
  case SUBSCRIBER:
    // code block
    break;
  case FREE_TRIAL:
    // code block
    break;
  default:
    // code block
}

Java 13 switch :


boolean result = switch (status) {
    case SUBSCRIBER -> true;
    case FREE_TRIAL -> false;
    default -> throw new IllegalArgumentException("something is murky!");
};

()


- Java:


String htmlBeforeJava13 = "<html>\n" +
              "    <body>\n" +
              "        <p>Hello, world</p>\n" +
              "    </body>\n" +
              "</html>\n";
String htmlWithJava13 = """
              <html>
                  <body>
                      <p>Hello, world</p>
                  </body>
              </html>
              """;

Java 14


Switch ()


Switch , 12 13, .


int numLetters = switch (day) {
    case MONDAY, FRIDAY, SUNDAY -> 6;
    case TUESDAY                -> 7;
    default      -> {
      String s = day.toString();
      int result = s.length();
      yield result;
    }
};

Records ()


Records (), Java. Java 14, , () / , equals / hashcode, toString.


final class Point {
    public final int x;
    public final int y;

    public Point(int x, int y) {
        this.x = x;
        this.y = y;
    }
}
    // state-based implementations of equals, hashCode, toString
    // nothing else

:


record Point(int x, int y) { }

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NullPointerException


, NullPointerExceptions , null.


author.age = 35;
---
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException:
     Cannot assign field "age" because "author" is null

InstanceOf ()


(cast) instanceof, :


if (obj instanceof String) {
    String s = (String) obj;
    // use s
}

, , cast.


if (obj instanceof String s) {
    System.out.println(s.contains("hello"));
}

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jpackage (), Java- , .


  • Linux: deb rpm
  • macOS: pkg dmg
  • Windows: MSI EXE


Concurrent Mark Sweep (CMS) , Z.


Java 15


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:


  • How to install Java, which version to get and where to get it (hint: AdoptOpenJDK ).
  • What is a Java distribution, what exist and what are the differences.
  • What are the differences between specific versions of Java.

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Acknowledgments


Stephen Coleburn wrote a fantastic article about the various Java distributions available. Thanks Steven!

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