 |
 Java Software - Java software from Sun Microsystems allows computer applications to run reliably and compatibly with an array of different network products. You can download Java software for free from Sun's website.
|
|
|
|
|
J2SE version 1.4 improved the performance and scalability of the Java platform when it was released. Although it has now been superceded by version 1.5, the Java 1.4 download is still available from Sun's archive page.
|
|
Java 1.4 Download Site
|
 Sun Microsystems
- Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition JRE & SDK v 1.4.0 can be downloaded from this page. java.sun.com
|
|
The release of version 1.4 of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) represented a big move forward from J2SE 1.3. The J2SE Java 1.4 download release added new features and functionality, enhanced performance and scalability, and improved reliability and serviceability. As with previous releases J2SE v 1.4 was available as JRE and SDK downloads.
|
|
|
Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 1.4
|
New features that came with version 1.4 included:
- High-performance NIO API
- A logging API
- A user preferences API
- Support for pattern matching with regular expressions
- New Collections classes
- An XML-based persistence mechanism for Java Beans
- Support for XML parsing using both the DOM and SAX APIs
- User authentication with the JAAS API
- Support for secure network connections using the SSL protocol
- Support for cryptography
|
|
|
|
The most relevant links we could find, placed here free
ON Java
- Top ten cool new features of J2SE Java 1.4 download release. www.onjava.com
Sun Microsystems
- Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition v 1.4 performance and scalability guide. java.sun.com
The 1.4 release of Java 2 Standard edition increased the size of the platform by 50%, to 2757 classes in 135 packages. Programmers were provided with the most stable edition yet, and even better performance than was available previously.
Probably the most important new feature of the J2SE Java 1.4 download release is the New I/O API. This new API is defined in the java.nio package and its sub-packages, and provides high-performance input and output using an architecture that is mostly unrelated to the existing java.io API.
One of the new classes, java.nio.channels.FileChannel, defines a new way to read and write files by providing facilities for memory mapping and locking files.
Unfortunately J2SE Java 1.4 has completed the 'End of Life' process and it is now no longer supported under standard support contracts by Sun. However, Sun is still making the J2SE Java 1.4 download available on their product archive page as a courtesy to developers and system builders for problem resolution. Sun recommends that users download the latest 1.5 (Java 5) version.
|
|
Back