NonStop Server for Java 5.0 Programmer's Reference
array when invoking methods that accept variable-length argument lists.
Static Import a facility that lets you avoid qualifying static members with class names
without the shortcomings of the "Constant Interface antipattern."
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Annotations (Metadata) a feature that enables tools to generate boilerplate from
annotations in the source code.
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JVM Enhancements
Fatal Error Handling The fatal error reporting mechanism provides improved diagnostic
output and reliability.
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High-Precision Timing Support The new System.nanoTime() method provides
access to a nanosecond-granularity time source for relative time measurements.
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Base Library Enhancements
java.lang and java.util Packages●
Networking●
Security●
Internationalization●
Reflection●
JavaBeans Component Architecture●
Collections Framework●
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Bit Manipulation Operations●
Math Library●
Serialization●
Monitoring and Management Support●
java.lang and java.util Packages
ProcessBuilder The new ProcessBuilder class provides a more convenient way to
invoke subprocesses than the Runtime.exec command does. In particular, the
ProcessBuilder class makes starting a subprocess easier with a modified process
environment (that is, one based on the parent's process environment, but with a few
changes).
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