JDKTM 1.2 Beta 2 Documentation Java Development Kit

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The Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.2 contains new features and enhancements to the Java Platform technologies. The JDK 1.2 is a work in progress, therefore 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 on the JavaSoft website:
Version Compatibility with Previous Releases
Submitting a Bug Report
JavaSoft Home Page

The remaining documents are located in the JDK documentation download bundle except as noted.

Copyright and License Terms for Documentation
Deprecated API List
Contacting JavaSoft

API Specifications
Reference to packages, classes and members. Generated by javadoc.

Java Platform API

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
14. Audio Enhancements
15. Java IDL
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

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