Java 18 Features | What's new in Java 18?

Java 18 Features

JDK 18 is the open-source reference implementation of version 18 of the Java SE Platform as specified by JSR in the Java Community Process.

Some of the important Java 18 features are:

Text Blocks – JEP 355
New Methods in String Class for Text Blocks
Switch Expressions Enhancements – JEP 354
Reimplement the Legacy Socket API – JEP 353
Dynamic CDS Archive – JEP 350
ZGC: Uncommit Unused Memory – JEP 351
FileSystems.newFileSystem() Method
Support for Unicode 12.1
DOM and SAX Factories with Namespace Support

Some More java 18 features are coming up. We will discuss once openjdk Java Community Process released some information.

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