Java garbage collection, which helps with memory
management by reclaiming programming objects, is being improved in JDK.
"The Java SE 7 Update 4 JDK includes the next-generation garbage collection
algorithm, Garbage
First (G1), which has been eagerly anticipated by the Java developer
community. G1 provides predictable garbage collection even for very large
applications
JavaFX 2.1 introduces playback support for digital media
stored in the MPEG-4 multimedia format containing J.264/AVC video and Advanced
Audio Coding (AVC) audio. WebView support for JavaScript to Java method calls
allow a user to render HTML/JavaScript. Also, users can allow JavaScript in
WebView to make calls to Java APIs to offload specific operations to Java.
Version 2.1 adds enhanced font rendering for modern LCDs with Windows-style LCD
subpixel rendering. User interface enhancements in version 2.1 include controls
for combo box, stacked chart, and applicationwide menu bar.
Oracle also is announcing a public early access for JavaFX
Scene Builder, a visual layout tool that enables designing of UI screens by
dragging and positioning UI components from a palette onto a scene. JavaFX is
available for Windows and Mac OS X, while a developer preview for Linux also is
being offered
Oracle on Thursday is releasing updates to the
standard edition ofJava and
the JavaFX rich
client application platform, including the first delivery of the Java
Development Kit and JavaFX Software Development Kit for Mac OS X. The latest
enhancements for Java garbage collection and the Java Virtual Machine are
featured as well.
The company is making available Java
Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) 7 Update 4 and JavaFX
2.1. Java developers, Oracle said, can download Oracle's JDK, which
includes the JavaFX SDK for MacOS X from the Oracle Technology Network. Java SE
7 Update 4 and JavaFX 2.1 run on Windows, too. The company plans to release a
consumer version of Java
SE 7, complete with the Java Runtime Environment, for Mac OS X later this…….
The OpenJDK Community, Oracle said, hosts development of
Java SE 7 on Mac OS X and JDK 8, which is the prototype reference
implementation of Java SE 8. Oracle has started the OpenJFX project as part of
its plan to open-source the JavaFX platform.
