In the previous chapter, we learned how to use the StackWalker API and examined sample code snippets to strengthen our understanding. Our detailed review of the API included different usage scenarios, options, and information. We explored the API's complexity and shared specifics on class usage. We ended the chapter with a look at performance issues related to the StackWalker API.
In this chapter, we will cover over a dozen tools and tool enhancements relevant to the modern Java platform. The featured changes will cover a wide range of tools and updates to APIs that are aimed at making developing with Java easier and enhance the ability to create optimized Java applications.
More specifically, we will review the following topics:
- HTTP client
- Javadoc and the Doclet API
- mJRE changes
- JavaScript parser
- Multiple-release JAR files
- The Java-level JVM compiler interface
- TIFF support
- Platform logging
- XML catalogs
- Collections
- Platform-specific desktop features
- Enhanced method handling
- Enhanced depreciation
- The native header generation tool (javah)