Java 13

Status	End of Life
Release Date	2019-09-17
EOL Date	2020-03-17
Latest Version	13.0.2
Class File Version	57.0
Unicode Version	12.1.0
API Changes	Compare to 12 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 1.4 - 1.3 - 1.2 - 1.1 - 1.0
Documentation	Release Notes, Language Spec, VM Spec, JavaDoc
SCM	git

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New Features

Here are all new features in Java 13 by category. There is also of list of all features of all Java releases.

JVM

Dynamic CDS Archives (JEP 350)
ZGC: Uncommit Unused Memory (JEP 351)

Language

Switch Expressions 2. Preview (JEP 354, Java Almanac)
Text Blocks 1. Preview (JEP 355, Java Almanac)

Internal

Reimplement the Legacy Socket API (JEP 353)

Downloads

Vendor	Product	License	Platform Downloads
AdoptOpenJDK	AdoptOpenJDK	GPLv2+CE	aix-ppc64 linux-arm32 linux-arm64 linux-ppc64le linux-s390x linux-x64 macos-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64
Azul Systems	Zulu Builds of OpenJDK 13	GPLv2+CE	alpine-x64 linux-arm32 linux-arm64 linux-x86 linux-x64 macos-arm64 macos-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64
BellSoft	Liberica	GPLv2+CE	alpine-x64 linux-arm32 linux-arm64 linux-ppc64le linux-x86 linux-x64 macos-x64 solaris-sparcv9 solaris-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64
Oracle	Oracle JDK 13	Commercial	linux-x64 macos-x64 windows-x64
Red Hat	Red Hat build of OpenJDK 13	GPLv2+CE	windows-x64
SAP	SapMachine 13	GPLv2+CE	linux-ppc64 linux-ppc64le linux-x64 macos-x64 windows-x64

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Sandbox

Instantly compile and run Java 13 snippets without a local Java installation.

import java.nio.CharBuffer; public class Java13 { public static void main(String[] args) { CharBuffer buffer = CharBuffer.allocate(20); buffer.put("What? Hello Universe"); CharBuffer slice = buffer.slice(6, 14); buffer.position(12); buffer.put("Java 13!"); System.out.println(slice); } }