Java 12+ features
- JDK 12 Early-Access Build, JDK 12
[since Java 11]
Enhance the java launcher to run a program supplied as a single file of Java source code, including usage from within a script by means of "shebang" files and related techniques.
chmod +x src/java-shebang-example
./src/java-shebang-example
Extend the switch statement so that it can be used as either a statement or an expression, and that both forms can use either a "traditional" or "simplified" scoping and control flow behavior.
javac command is optional due to JEP-330
javac --source 12 --enable-preview src/SwitchPreview.java
java --source 12 --enable-preview src/SwitchPreview.java
collector which merges results of two other collectors JDK-8209685
java src/TeeingCollectorProblem.java
Stream.of('5', 't', 'o', '9', 'p', '1', 'h')
.collect(Collectors.teeing(
Collectors.filtering(Character::isLetter, Collectors.toList()),
Collectors.filtering(not(Character::isLetter), Collectors.toList()),
List::of
));
[why it was drpped], [restarting the discussion]
change java to 12 EA (as JEP 326 was removed in final version)
export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-12.jdk/Contents/Home
run
java --source 12 --enable-preview src/RawStringLiteralsPreview.java
[detailed doc on pattern matching]
Enhance the Java programming language with pattern matching for the instanceof operator.
if (obj instanceof String str) {
str.trim();
} else {
// can't use str here
}
@Override
public boolean equals(Object o) {
return (o instanceof CaseInsensitiveString cis)
&& cis.equalsIgnoreCase(s);
}
Future work: enhance the Java programming language with pattern matching for other language constructs, such as
String formatted =
switch (obj) {
case Integer i -> String.format("int %d", i);
case Byte b -> String.format("byte %d", b);
case Long l -> String.format("long %d", l);
case Double d -> String.format("double %f", d);
case String s -> String.format("String %s, s);
default -> String.format("Object %s", obj);
};
BiFunction<Integer, String, String> biss = (i, _) -> String.valueOf(i);
- Shadowing of lambda parameters
Map<String, Integer> msi = new HashMap<>();
String key = computeSomeKey();
msi.computeIfAbsent(key, key -> key.length()) //error
- Better disambiguation for functional expression
class Foo {
static boolean g(String s) { return false }
static boolean g(Integer i) { return false }
}
m(Foo::g) //ambiguous
This JEP proposes to enhance the exception text to tell what was null and which action failed.
source code: a.to_b.to_c.to_d.num = 99 // a is null
thrown msg: 'a' is null. Can not read field 'to_b'
source code: nullInstanceField.testNullMessages()
thrown msg: 'this.nullInstanceField' is null. Can not invoke method 'NullPointerExceptionTest.testNullMessages()V'.
source code: a.getB().getBfromB().getC().getD().num = 99 // a.getB().getBfromB().getC().getD() is null
thrown msg: The return value of 'NullPointerExceptionTest$C.getD()LNullPointerExceptionTest$D;' is null. Can not write field 'num'.
- Project Loom
- Project Valhalla
- JEP 169: Value Objects "Codes like a class, works like an int"
- JEP 218: Generics over Primitive Types