Java 22, released on March 19, 2024, introduced several exciting features and enhancements. Here are some of the key highlights:
This feature allows for more concise code by using an underscore (_) for variables that are not used, such as in lambda parameters or catch blocks¹.
📂📂 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲-𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 (𝗝𝗘𝗣 𝟰𝟱𝟴):
With this feature, you can run programs consisting of multiple `.java` files without compiling them in advance¹.
🦸 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 `𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿` (𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄, 𝗝𝗘𝗣 𝟰𝟰𝟳):
This allows code to be executed in constructors before calling `super(...)` or `this(...)`, with some restrictions¹.
🎏 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄, 𝗝𝗘𝗣 𝟰𝟲𝟭):
This addition provides a new way to write intermediate stream operations¹.
💾 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗣𝗜 (𝗝𝗘𝗣 𝟰𝟱𝟰):
After several rounds of incubation and preview, this API has been finalized, offering a standardized way to interact with native code and memory¹.
🧵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 (𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄, 𝗝𝗘𝗣 𝟰𝟲𝟮):
This feature simplifies concurrent programming by treating multiple tasks running in different threads as a single unit of work¹.
🔭 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 (𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄, 𝗝𝗘𝗣 𝟰𝟲𝟰):
Scoped values introduce a new way to manage shared data within a thread or across child threads².
🎨 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 (𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄, 𝗝𝗘𝗣 𝟰𝟱𝟵):
This feature enhances string manipulation and formatting capabilities².
🧑💻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀 (𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄, 𝗝𝗘𝗣 𝟰𝟲𝟯):
Renamed from "Unnamed Classes and Instance Main Methods," this feature has been revised and provides a way to declare classes and main methods implicitly¹.
These features aim to improve developer productivity, code readability, and application performance. For a more detailed exploration of these features, you can refer to resources like HappyCoders.eu¹ and GeeksforGeeks², which provide examples and in-depth explanations.
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