Java 6
This release primarily added new APIs. For example a full web services stack
including several XML processing APIs. A step that was reverted 12 years
later, when these APIs were
removed again.
New Features
API
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XML Digital Signatures (javax.xml.crypto.dsig) (JSR 105)
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Streaming API for XML 1.0 (javax.xml.stream) (JSR 173)
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Web Services Metadata (javax.jws) (JSR 181)
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Java API for XML Processing 1.3 (javax.xml.*) (JSR 206)
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JAXB 2.0 (javax.xml.bind) (JSR 222)
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Scripting for the Java Platform (javax.script) (JSR 223)
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XML-Based Web Services 2.0 (javax.xml.ws) (JSR 224)
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Common Annotations (javax.annotations) (JSR 250)
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Smart Card I/O (javax.smartcardio) (JSR 268)
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Pluggable Annotation Processing (javax.lang.model) (JSR 269)
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Java Activation Framework (javax.annotation) (JDK-6254474)
Tools
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javac supports java.lang.SuppressWarnings annotation (JDK-4986256)
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