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Core Java
Faster Repeated Access to Java Class Names Coming to Java?
Claes Redestad has posted the message “RRF: 8187123: (reflect) Class#getCanonicalName and Class#getSimpleName is a part of performance issue” on the…
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New Methods on Java String with JDK 11
It appears likely that Java’s String class will be gaining some new methods with JDK 11, expected to be released…
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Recent Java Developments – Late April 2018
There have been several recent developments in the Java-sphere this week and I summarize some of them in this post.…
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Enhancing Java switch Statement with Introduction of switch Expression
In late December of last year, I posted “Switch Expressions Coming to Java?” Since then, there has been significant discussion,…
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Optional.isEmpty() Coming to Java?
JDK-8184693 requests that the method isEmpty() be added to the Optional class introduced with JDK 8. Invoking Optional.isEmpty() would be…
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Forward-Looking with Java’s @Deprecated
I have occasionally run into a situation in which I have needed to introduce a new API or construct for…
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Raw String Literals Coming to Java
It appears likely that “raw string literals” are coming to Java. JEP 326 (“Raw String Literals”) started as Issue JDK-8196004…
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Java May Use UTF-8 as Its Default Charset
Because Java-based applications are often used in a wide variety of operating systems and environments, it is not uncommon for…
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Prefer System.lineSeparator() for Writing System-Dependent Line Separator Strings in Java
JDK 7 introduced a new method on the java.lang.System class called lineSeparator(). This method does not expect any arguments and…
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