Java 13

Release Date	2019/09/17
EOL Date	2020/03/17
Bytecode Version	57.0
API Changes	Compare to 12 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 1.4 - 1.3 - 1.2 - 1.1
Documentation	Release Notes, Language Spec, VM Spec, JavaDoc
SCM	hg

Data Source

New Features

JVM

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

Language

Switch Expressions Preview (JEP 354)
Text Blocks Preview (JEP 355)

Internal

Reimplement the Legacy Socket API (JEP 353)

Downloads

Vendor	Product	License	Platforms
AdoptOpenJDK	AdoptOpenJDK	GPLv2+CE	aix-ppc64 linux-x64 linux-s390x linux-ppc64le linux-aarch64 linux-arm32 macos-x64 solaris-sparcv9 solaris-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64
Azul Systems	Zulu Builds of OpenJDK	GPLv2+CE	linux-x86 linux-x64 linux-ppc32spe linux-ppc32hf linux-ppc64 linux-aarch64 linux-arm32 macos-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64 solaris-sparcv9 solaris-x86 solaris-x64
BellSoft	Liberica	GPLv2+CE	linux-x86 linux-x64 linux-arm32 linux-aarch64 linux-ppc64le macos-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64 solaris-sparcv9 solaris-x64
Oracle	Java SE Development Kit 13	Commercial	linux-x64 macos-x64 windows-x64
Red Hat	Red Hat OpenJDK	GPLv2+CE	linux-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64
SAP	SapMachine	GPLv2+CE	linux-x64 linux-ppc64 linux-ppc64le macos-x64 windows-x64

Data Source

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); } }