JDKTM 1.2 Beta 3 Documentation JavaTM Development Kit

Contents General Information API Specifications Guide to New Features JDK Tool Docs JDK Demos Java Runtime Environment

The Java^TM Development Kit 1.2 contains new features and enhancements to the Java platform. Some specifications and/or implementations may change prior to the final release.

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General Information

Located in the JDK software download bundle:
README
CHANGES
COPYRIGHT
LICENSE

Located in the JDK documentation download bundle:
Copyright and License Terms for documentation
Contacting JavaSoft

Located on the JavaSoft website:
Version Compatibility with Previous Releases
Submitting a Bug Report
Documentation Changes
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API Specifications
Reference to packages, classes and members. Generated using the Java Development Kit javadoc tool.

Java Platform API Specification

Guide to New Features
Design and functional specifications. You can Download PDF and PS versions of some docs.

New Feature Summary

    Core Platform

1. Security Enhancements
2. Swing (JFC)
3. Java 2D (JFC)
4. Accessibility (JFC)
5. Drag and Drop (JFC)
6. Collections
7. Java Extensions Framework
8. JavaBeans Enhancements
9. Input Method Framework
10. Package Version Identification
11. RMI Enhancements
12. Serialization Enhancements
13. Reference Objects, including weak references
14. Audio Enhancements
15. Java IDL (CORBA-compliant ORB)
16. Performance Enhancements
17. JAR Enhancements
18. JNI Enhancements
19. Reflection Enhancements
20. JVMDI: A New Debugger Interface
21. JDBC Enhancements

    Standard Extensions

Java Servlet

JDK Tool Documentation
Reference documentation for the JDK tools. Separate documents exist for Solaris and Windows merely to show platform-specific differences in examples, such as disk identifiers, directory separators, and environment variables. Each tool has the same options on all platforms.

Tool Docs with Solaris Examples
Tool Docs with Windows Examples

JDK Tool Changes
Javadoc Doclets

Demos, Tutorials, and Training
Sample code for applets and applications, training, courses, and tutorials for the Java Development Kit. Many new features in the 1.2 platform are not yet covered in these resources.

Located in the documentation download bundle:
Demonstration Applets and Applications

Located on the JavaSoft website:
The Java Tutorial: Object-Oriented Programming for the Internet
    A quick start toward learning the Java programming language.
Training for the Java programming language
    Directory of various training resources.
Courses for the Java programming language
    Courses on many features of the Java platform from the Java Developer Connection^SM.
The Java Class Libraries
    Code examples for most classes, methods, and fields.

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