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Java 9: Building Robust Modular Applications
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Java 9: Building Robust Modular Applications

by Dr. Edward Lavieri, Peter Verhas, Jason Lee
April 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
910 pages
33h 21m
English
Packt Publishing
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Remove launch-time JRE version selection [JEP-231]

Prior to Java 9, we could use the mJRE (Multiple JRE) feature to specify a specific JRE version, or range of versions, for launching our applications. We would accomplish this via the command-line option -version or with an entry in the JAR file's manifest. The following flowchart illustrates what happens based on our selection:

This functionality was introduced with JDK 5 and was not fully documented in that release or any subsequent release prior to JDK 9.

The following specific changes were introduced with the Java 9 platform:

  • The mJRE feature has been removed.
  • The launcher will now produce ...
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