Java Version Almanac

The information below presents data on Java 7, made available by Marc R. Hoffmann, from javaalmanac.io, provided under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Java versions:

Java 7

version: 7 Release date: EOL date: bytecode: 51.0
Documentation: vm , lang , api , notes SCM: hg
Distro TCK 1 Vendor License Platforms
Azul Zulu Builds of OpenJDK 7 Azul Systems GPLv2+CE
  • linux-x86
  • linux-x64
  • macos-x64
  • windows-x86
  • windows-x64
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 7 Release 1 IBM Commercial
  • linux-ppc64
  • linux-ppc64le
  • linux-s390x
  • linux-x86
  • linux-x64
Java SE Development Kit 7 Oracle Commercial
  • linux-arm32
  • linux-x86
  • linux-x64
  • macos-x64
  • solaris-sparc
  • solaris-sparcv9
  • solaris-x86
  • solaris-x64
  • windows-x86
  • windows-x64

  1. Technology Compatibility Kit

New Features

JVM

  • New Opcode INVOKEDYNAMIC ( JSR 292 )

Language

API

New APIs

Compare to Java:
base: version: 7 build 1.7.0_80
target: version: 6 build 1.6.0_45