Java 17 is a feature release which will obsolete Java 16 and became a long-term support (LTS) release of Java on its introduction on 14th September 2021.
Current status: Early Access
Page last updated: 2021-05-03, EA 20
Schedule:
- 2021-06-10 Rampdown Phase One (fork from main line)
- 2021-07-15 Rampdown Phase Two
- 2021-08-05 Initial Release Candidate
- 2021-08-19 Final Release Candidate
- 2021-09-14 General Availability
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- JDK-8215608: Old Features Removed from
javadoctool. No more HTML4 API documentation.
From Java 14:
- JEP 361: Switch Expressions (Standard)
From Java 15:
- JEP 372: Remove the Nashorn JavaScript Engine
- JEP 378: Text Blocks (Standard)
- JEP 381: Remove the Solaris and SPARC Ports
- JDK-8237219: Disable native SunEC implementation by default (OSJ-319)
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