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Java 1.4

Status End of Life
Release Date 2002-02-13
EOL Date 2013-02-19
Latest Version 1.4.2
Codename Merlin
Class File Version 48.0
Unicode Version 3.0.0
API Changes Compare to 1.3 - 1.2 - 1.1 - 1.0
Documentation JavaDoc
SCM

New Features

Here are all new features in Java 1.4 by category. There is also of list of all features of all Java releases.

Language

API

Should I Upgrade?

Java 1.4 is end-of-life since 2013-02-19. Unless you have a commercial support contract for this version and a compelling reason to stay on the old version you should definitely upgrade to a newer version with active support.

Please consider upgrading to a current long term support LTS version Java 8, Java 11, Java 17 or Java 21 to rely on a maintained platform and get advantage of the latest features and improvements.

Downloads

Vendor Product License Platform Downloads
Oracle Java SE Development Kit 1.4 Commercial
  • linux-x86
  • linux-ia64
  • solaris-sparc
  • solaris-sparcv9
  • solaris-x86
  • solaris-x64
  • windows-x86
  • windows-ia64