New APIs in Java 26

Comparing Java 26 (26-ea+7-697-open) with Java 25 (25-ea+32-3464-open).

Element	Modification
java.base
java.lang.classfile
ClassFile
JAVA_26_VERSION	added
java.lang.reflect
ClassFileFormatVersion
RELEASE_26	added
java.net
DatagramSocketImpl
getTTL()	removed
setTTL(byte)	removed
MulticastSocket
getTTL()	removed
send(DatagramPacket, byte)	removed
setTTL(byte)	removed
java.security
SecureRandom
nextLong()	added
java.util
Locale.IsoCountryCode	- abstract + final
java.compiler
javax.lang.model
SourceVersion
RELEASE_26	added
java.desktop
java.applet	removed
java.beans
Beans
instantiate(ClassLoader, String, BeanContext,...	removed
AppletInitializer	removed
javax.swing.plaf.synth
SynthPasswordFieldUI
installKeyboardActions()	removed
javax.swing
JApplet.AccessibleJApplet	removed
JApplet	removed
RepaintManager
addDirtyRegion(Applet, int, int, int, int)	removed
java.management
javax.management.modelmbean
DescriptorSupport
DescriptorSupport(String)	removed
toXMLString()	removed
XMLParseException	removed

Data Source

This report is based on simple comparison of all public and protected APIs of the Java SE packages of JDK builds 26-ea+7-697-open and 25-ea+32-3464-open. It does not make statements about compatibility.

For the latest Java versions the corresponding CSRs (Compatibility & Specification Review) are linked for a quick reference to find out about the reasoning of the change.