Java 5 Features

This section introduces you with the new features on Java 5. Here you will learn about the exciting new additions to the Java language. After going through this page you will better understand the features of Java 5.0.

New Features in JDK 5

Here are the list of new Features added to the JDK 5. 

1. Metadata
     
2. Auto-boxing and auto-unboxing of primitive type variables
     
3. Var-args
     
4. Formatted Output using The printf Method
     
5. Formatted Input
     
6. Concurrency utilities
     
7. Scanners
     
8. Static Imports
     
9. Enumerated Types
     
10. Generics
      
11. JVM Improvements
      
12. Enhanced for Loop
      
13. RMI compiler-rmic
      
14. Class-data sharing
     
15. Monitoring
     
16. JVM Profiling API (JVMTI)
     
17. Improved diagnostic capability
     
18. Desktop Client
     
19. Core XML support
     
20. Supplementary character support
     
21. JDBC rowsets
     

In the future chapters we will give you examples that will show you how to really use these features