Design Patterns and Best Practices in Java

Some more additions to Java 9

So far, we have discussed the core additions to Java 9 that will impact your day-to-day coding life. Let's take a look at some more feature additions, which may not have that big an impact but are still good to know about:

• Improvement in Javadocs: Java 9 brings in improvements in Javadocs, such as support for HTML 5, the addition of search capabilities, and the addition of module information to existing Javadocs functionality.
• Multi-release JAR: Suppose you have different versions of a class that should run on different Java versions. For example, Java has two different versions, one you know will support Java 8 and another for Java 9. You will create both class files and include them while creating the JAR ...