Java - Key Features in Last few LTS Releases
Java - Key Features in last few Long term support release. Java-8 Lambda expression Stream API Date & Time API (java.time) Optional Class for null handling Default & Static Interface Methods Java-11 HTTP Client Standard (For RestAPI call) Local Variable Syntax for Lambda Parameters String Improvements Optional HTTP/2 Client Java-17 Sealed Classes and Interfaces Pattern Matching of Instance of Records Switch - Case expression (Enhanced) Removed Experimental AOT and JIT compiler Java-21 String Templates (Preview) Sequenced Collections Pattern Matching for Switch & Records Virtual Threads Foreign Function & Memory API (Incubator) Java 22 Unnamed Variables & Patterns Statement before super (...) Streams for Primitive Types Statement Templates (Preview) Java-25 Primitive Types in Pattern Matching (Enables pattern matching with primitive in switch and instanceof ) Module Import Declarations (Allow import module syntax for better modularity) Flexible Constructor Bodies (...