New APIs in Java 7

Comparing Java 7 (1.7.0_80-oracle) with Java 6 (1.6.0_45-oracle).

Element	Modification
java.applet
Applet
isValidateRoot()	added
java.awt.event
InputEvent
getMaskForButton(int)	added
InvocationEvent
isDispatched()	added
KeyEvent
getExtendedKeyCode()	added
getExtendedKeyCodeForChar(int)	added
MouseEvent
getModifiersEx()	added
MouseWheelEvent
MouseWheelEvent(Component, int, long, int, int,...	added
getPreciseWheelRotation()	added
java.awt.font
NumericShaper
getContextualShaper(Set)	added
getContextualShaper(Set, NumericShaper.Range)	added
getRangeSet()	added
getShaper(NumericShaper.Range)	added
shape(char[], int, int, NumericShaper.Range)	added
NumericShaper.Range	added
java.awt.geom
Arc2D
Arc2D()	added
Path2D.Double
getPathIterator(AffineTransform)	+ final
Path2D.Float
getPathIterator(AffineTransform)	+ final
Path2D
getPathIterator(AffineTransform, double)	+ final
java.awt.peer
CanvasPeer
getAppropriateGraphicsConfiguration(GraphicsConfig...	added
ChoicePeer
addItem(String, int)	removed
ComponentPeer
disable()	removed
enable()	removed
getBounds()	removed
hide()	removed
minimumSize()	removed
preferredSize()	removed
repaint(long, int, int, int, int)	removed
reshape(int, int, int, int)	removed
setZOrder(ComponentPeer)	added
show()	removed
updateGraphicsData(GraphicsConfiguration)	added
ContainerPeer
insets()	removed
isPaintPending()	removed
isRestackSupported()	removed
restack()	removed
ListPeer
addItem(String, int)	removed
clear()	removed
minimumSize(int)	removed
preferredSize(int)	removed
setMultipleSelections(boolean)	removed
MenuItemPeer
disable()	removed
enable()	removed
TextAreaPeer
insertText(String, int)	removed
minimumSize(int, int)	removed
preferredSize(int, int)	removed
replaceText(String, int, int)	removed
TextComponentPeer
filterEvents(long)	removed
getCharacterBounds(int)	removed
getIndexAtPoint(int, int)	removed
TextFieldPeer
minimumSize(int)	removed
preferredSize(int)	removed
setEchoCharacter(char)	removed
WindowPeer
requestWindowFocus()	removed
java.awt
Component
revalidate()	added
Container
isValidateRoot()	added
transferFocusBackward()	removed
Cursor
predefined	+ deprecated
Dialog
setBackground(Color)	added
setOpacity(float)	added
setShape(Shape)	added
EventQueue
createSecondaryLoop()	added
FileDialog
getFiles()	added
isMultipleMode()	added
setMultipleMode(boolean)	added
Font
finalize()	removed
Frame
setBackground(Color)	added
setOpacity(float)	added
setShape(Shape)	added
GraphicsConfiguration
createCompatibleImage(int, int)	- abstract
isTranslucencyCapable()	added
GraphicsDevice
isWindowTranslucencySupported(GraphicsDevice.Windo...	added
SystemColor
createContext(ColorModel, Rectangle, Rectangle2D,...	removed
getRGB()	removed
Toolkit
areExtraMouseButtonsEnabled()	added
Window
getBackground()	added
getGraphicsConfiguration()	removed
getOpacity()	added
getShape()	added
getType()	added
isAutoRequestFocus()	added
isOpaque()	added
isValidateRoot()	added
setAutoRequestFocus(boolean)	added
setBackground(Color)	added
setLocation(Point)	added
setLocation(int, int)	added
setOpacity(float)	added
setShape(Shape)	added
setType(Window.Type)	added
GraphicsDevice.WindowTranslucency	added
Window.Type	added
SecondaryLoop	added
java.beans
Transient	added
Expression
execute()	added
FeatureDescriptor
toString()	added
Introspector
getBeanInfo(Class, Class, int)	added
PropertyChangeEvent
toString()	added
XMLDecoder	+ implements AutoCloseable
XMLDecoder(InputSource)	added
createHandler(Object, ExceptionListener,...	added
XMLEncoder	+ implements AutoCloseable
XMLEncoder(OutputStream, String, boolean, int)	added
java.io
File
toPath()	added
Closeable	+ implements AutoCloseable
ObjectInput	+ implements AutoCloseable
ObjectOutput	+ implements AutoCloseable
java.lang.invoke	added
java.lang.management
ManagementFactory
getPlatformMXBean(Class)	added
getPlatformMXBean(MBeanServerConnection, Class)	added
getPlatformMXBeans(Class)	added
getPlatformMXBeans(MBeanServerConnection, Class)	added
getPlatformManagementInterfaces()	added
BufferPoolMXBean	added
ClassLoadingMXBean	+ implements PlatformManagedObject
CompilationMXBean	+ implements PlatformManagedObject
MemoryMXBean	+ implements PlatformManagedObject
MemoryManagerMXBean	+ implements PlatformManagedObject
MemoryPoolMXBean	+ implements PlatformManagedObject
OperatingSystemMXBean	+ implements PlatformManagedObject
PlatformLoggingMXBean	added
PlatformManagedObject	added
RuntimeMXBean	+ implements PlatformManagedObject
ThreadMXBean	+ implements PlatformManagedObject
java.lang.reflect
InvocationTargetException	- extends Exception + extends ReflectiveOperationException
Modifier
classModifiers()	added
constructorModifiers()	added
fieldModifiers()	added
interfaceModifiers()	added
methodModifiers()	added
java.lang
SafeVarargs	added
AssertionError
AssertionError(String, Throwable)	added
Boolean
compare(boolean, boolean)	added
BootstrapMethodError	added
Byte
compare(byte, byte)	added
Character.UnicodeBlock
ALCHEMICAL_SYMBOLS	added
ANCIENT_GREEK_MUSICAL_NOTATION	added
ANCIENT_GREEK_NUMBERS	added
ANCIENT_SYMBOLS	added
ARABIC_SUPPLEMENT	added
AVESTAN	added
BALINESE	added
BAMUM	added
BAMUM_SUPPLEMENT	added
BATAK	added
BRAHMI	added
BUGINESE	added
CARIAN	added
CHAM	added
CJK_STROKES	added
CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS_EXTENSION_C	added
CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS_EXTENSION_D	added
COMBINING_DIACRITICAL_MARKS_SUPPLEMENT	added
COMMON_INDIC_NUMBER_FORMS	added
COPTIC	added
COUNTING_ROD_NUMERALS	added
CUNEIFORM	added
CUNEIFORM_NUMBERS_AND_PUNCTUATION	added
CYRILLIC_EXTENDED_A	added
CYRILLIC_EXTENDED_B	added
DEVANAGARI_EXTENDED	added
DOMINO_TILES	added
EGYPTIAN_HIEROGLYPHS	added
EMOTICONS	added
ENCLOSED_ALPHANUMERIC_SUPPLEMENT	added
ENCLOSED_IDEOGRAPHIC_SUPPLEMENT	added
ETHIOPIC_EXTENDED	added
ETHIOPIC_EXTENDED_A	added
ETHIOPIC_SUPPLEMENT	added
GEORGIAN_SUPPLEMENT	added
GLAGOLITIC	added
HANGUL_JAMO_EXTENDED_A	added
HANGUL_JAMO_EXTENDED_B	added
IMPERIAL_ARAMAIC	added
INSCRIPTIONAL_PAHLAVI	added
INSCRIPTIONAL_PARTHIAN	added
JAVANESE	added
KAITHI	added
KANA_SUPPLEMENT	added
KAYAH_LI	added
KHAROSHTHI	added
LATIN_EXTENDED_C	added
LATIN_EXTENDED_D	added
LEPCHA	added
LISU	added
LYCIAN	added
LYDIAN	added
MAHJONG_TILES	added
MANDAIC	added
MEETEI_MAYEK	added
MISCELLANEOUS_SYMBOLS_AND_PICTOGRAPHS	added
MODIFIER_TONE_LETTERS	added
MYANMAR_EXTENDED_A	added
NEW_TAI_LUE	added
NKO	added
OLD_PERSIAN	added
OLD_SOUTH_ARABIAN	added
OLD_TURKIC	added
OL_CHIKI	added
PHAGS_PA	added
PHAISTOS_DISC	added
PHOENICIAN	added
PHONETIC_EXTENSIONS_SUPPLEMENT	added
PLAYING_CARDS	added
REJANG	added
RUMI_NUMERAL_SYMBOLS	added
SAMARITAN	added
SAURASHTRA	added
SUNDANESE	added
SUPPLEMENTAL_PUNCTUATION	added
SYLOTI_NAGRI	added
TAI_THAM	added
TAI_VIET	added
TIFINAGH	added
TRANSPORT_AND_MAP_SYMBOLS	added
UNIFIED_CANADIAN_ABORIGINAL_SYLLABICS_EXTENDED	added
VAI	added
VEDIC_EXTENSIONS	added
VERTICAL_FORMS	added
Character
compare(char, char)	added
getName(int)	added
highSurrogate(int)	added
isAlphabetic(int)	added
isBmpCodePoint(int)	added
isIdeographic(int)	added
isSurrogate(char)	added
lowSurrogate(int)	added
ClassLoader
getClassLoadingLock(String)	added
registerAsParallelCapable()	added
ClassNotFoundException	- extends Exception + extends ReflectiveOperationException
ClassValue	added
Error
Error(String, Throwable, boolean, boolean)	added
Exception
Exception(String, Throwable, boolean, boolean)	added
IllegalAccessException	- extends Exception + extends ReflectiveOperationException
InstantiationException	- extends Exception + extends ReflectiveOperationException
Integer
compare(int, int)	added
LinkageError
LinkageError(String, Throwable)	added
Long
compare(long, long)	added
NoSuchFieldException	- extends Exception + extends ReflectiveOperationException
NoSuchMethodException	- extends Exception + extends ReflectiveOperationException
ProcessBuilder.Redirect	added
ProcessBuilder
inheritIO()	added
redirectError()	added
redirectError(File)	added
redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect)	added
redirectInput()	added
redirectInput(File)	added
redirectInput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect)	added
redirectOutput()	added
redirectOutput(File)	added
redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect)	added
ReflectiveOperationException	added
RuntimeException
RuntimeException(String, Throwable, boolean,...	added
Short
compare(short, short)	added
System
lineSeparator()	added
Throwable
Throwable(String, Throwable, boolean, boolean)	added
addSuppressed(Throwable)	added
getSuppressed()	added
Character.UnicodeScript	added
ProcessBuilder.Redirect.Type	added
AutoCloseable	added
java.net
DatagramSocket	+ implements Closeable
HttpCookie
isHttpOnly()	added
setHttpOnly(boolean)	added
HttpURLConnection
fixedContentLengthLong	added
setFixedLengthStreamingMode(long)	added
InetAddress
getLoopbackAddress()	added
InetSocketAddress
getHostString()	added
NetworkInterface
getByIndex(int)	added
getIndex()	added
ServerSocket	+ implements Closeable
Socket	+ implements Closeable
StandardSocketOptions	added
URLClassLoader	+ implements Closeable
close()	added
getResourceAsStream(String)	added
URLConnection
getContentLengthLong()	added
getHeaderFieldLong(String, long)	added
StandardProtocolFamily	added
ProtocolFamily	added
SocketOption	added
java.nio.channels.spi
AsynchronousChannelProvider	added
SelectorProvider
openDatagramChannel(ProtocolFamily)	added
java.nio.channels
AcceptPendingException	added
AlreadyBoundException	added
AsynchronousChannelGroup	added
AsynchronousFileChannel	added
AsynchronousServerSocketChannel	added
AsynchronousSocketChannel	added
Channels
newInputStream(AsynchronousByteChannel)	added
newOutputStream(AsynchronousByteChannel)	added
DatagramChannel	+ implements MulticastChannel
bind(SocketAddress)	added
getRemoteAddress()	added
open(ProtocolFamily)	added
setOption(SocketOption, Object)	added
FileChannel	- implements ByteChannel + implements SeekableByteChannel
open(Path, OpenOption...)	added
open(Path, Set, FileAttribute...)	added
FileLock	+ implements AutoCloseable
FileLock(AsynchronousFileChannel, long, long,...	added
acquiredBy()	added
close()	added
IllegalChannelGroupException	added
InterruptedByTimeoutException	added
MembershipKey	added
ReadPendingException	added
Selector	+ implements Closeable
ServerSocketChannel	+ implements NetworkChannel
bind(SocketAddress)	added
bind(SocketAddress, int)	added
setOption(SocketOption, Object)	added
ShutdownChannelGroupException	added
SocketChannel	+ implements NetworkChannel
bind(SocketAddress)	added
getRemoteAddress()	added
setOption(SocketOption, Object)	added
shutdownInput()	added
shutdownOutput()	added
WritePendingException	added
AsynchronousByteChannel	added
AsynchronousChannel	added
CompletionHandler	added
MulticastChannel	added
NetworkChannel	added
SeekableByteChannel	added
java.nio.charset
StandardCharsets	added
java.nio.file.attribute	added
java.nio.file.spi	added
java.nio.file	added
java.nio
CharBuffer
subSequence(int, int)	added
subSequence(int, int)	removed
java.security.cert
CertPathValidatorException
CertPathValidatorException(String, Throwable,...	added
getReason()	added
CertificateRevokedException	added
X509CRLEntry
getRevocationReason()	added
CRLReason	added
CertPathValidatorException.BasicReason	added
PKIXReason	added
CertPathValidatorException.Reason	added
Extension	added
java.security
CryptoPrimitive	added
AlgorithmConstraints	added
java.sql
Timestamp
hashCode()	added
PseudoColumnUsage	added
CallableStatement
getObject(String, Class)	added
getObject(int, Class)	added
Connection	+ implements AutoCloseable
abort(Executor)	added
getNetworkTimeout()	added
getSchema()	added
setNetworkTimeout(Executor, int)	added
setSchema(String)	added
DatabaseMetaData
generatedKeyAlwaysReturned()	added
getPseudoColumns(String, String, String, String)	added
Driver
getParentLogger()	added
ResultSet	+ implements AutoCloseable
getObject(String, Class)	added
getObject(int, Class)	added
Statement	+ implements AutoCloseable
closeOnCompletion()	added
isCloseOnCompletion()	added
java.util.concurrent.locks
AbstractQueuedLongSynchronizer
hasQueuedPredecessors()	added
AbstractQueuedSynchronizer
hasQueuedPredecessors()	added
java.util.concurrent
ConcurrentLinkedDeque	added
ConcurrentLinkedQueue
addAll(Collection)	added
ForkJoinPool	added
ForkJoinTask	added
ForkJoinWorkerThread	added
LinkedBlockingQueue
contains(Object)	added
LinkedTransferQueue	added
Phaser	added
RecursiveAction	added
RecursiveTask	added
ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor
getRemoveOnCancelPolicy()	added
remove(Runnable)	removed
setRemoveOnCancelPolicy(boolean)	added
ThreadLocalRandom	added
ThreadPoolExecutor
toString()	added
ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory	added
ForkJoinPool.ManagedBlocker	added
TransferQueue	added
java.util.logging
Logger
getGlobal()	added
java.util.regex
Matcher
group(String)	added
Pattern
UNICODE_CHARACTER_CLASS	added
java.util.spi
CurrencyNameProvider
getDisplayName(String, Locale)	added
LocaleNameProvider
getDisplayScript(String, Locale)	added
java.util.zip
DeflaterOutputStream
DeflaterOutputStream(OutputStream, Deflater,...	added
DeflaterOutputStream(OutputStream, Deflater, int,...	added
DeflaterOutputStream(OutputStream, boolean)	added
flush()	added
Deflater
FULL_FLUSH	added
NO_FLUSH	added
SYNC_FLUSH	added
deflate(byte[], int, int, int)	added
GZIPOutputStream
GZIPOutputStream(OutputStream, boolean)	added
GZIPOutputStream(OutputStream, int, boolean)	added
ZipFile	+ implements Closeable
ZipFile(File, Charset)	added
ZipFile(File, int, Charset)	added
ZipFile(String, Charset)	added
getComment()	added
ZipInputStream
ZipInputStream(InputStream, Charset)	added
ZipOutputStream
ZipOutputStream(OutputStream, Charset)	added
java.util
ArrayList
iterator()	added
listIterator()	added
listIterator(int)	added
removeAll(Collection)	added
retainAll(Collection)	added
subList(int, int)	added
BitSet
previousClearBit(int)	added
previousSetBit(int)	added
toByteArray()	added
toLongArray()	added
valueOf(ByteBuffer)	added
valueOf(LongBuffer)	added
valueOf(byte[])	added
valueOf(long[])	added
Calendar
getWeekYear()	added
getWeeksInWeekYear()	added
isWeekDateSupported()	added
setWeekDate(int, int, int)	added
Collections
emptyEnumeration()	added
emptyIterator()	added
emptyListIterator()	added
ConcurrentModificationException
ConcurrentModificationException(String, Throwable)	added
ConcurrentModificationException(Throwable)	added
Currency
getAvailableCurrencies()	added
getDisplayName()	added
getDisplayName(Locale)	added
getNumericCode()	added
EnumMap
hashCode()	added
GregorianCalendar
getWeekYear()	added
getWeeksInWeekYear()	added
isWeekDateSupported()	added
setWeekDate(int, int, int)	added
IllformedLocaleException	added
Locale.Builder	added
Locale
PRIVATE_USE_EXTENSION	added
UNICODE_LOCALE_EXTENSION	added
forLanguageTag(String)	added
getDefault(Locale.Category)	added
getDisplayScript()	added
getDisplayScript(Locale)	added
getExtension(char)	added
getExtensionKeys()	added
getScript()	added
getUnicodeLocaleAttributes()	added
getUnicodeLocaleKeys()	added
getUnicodeLocaleType(String)	added
setDefault(Locale.Category, Locale)	added
toLanguageTag()	added
Objects	added
Scanner	+ implements Closeable
Scanner(Path)	added
Scanner(Path, String)	added
SimpleTimeZone
observesDaylightTime()	added
TimeZone
observesDaylightTime()	added
Vector
iterator()	added
listIterator()	added
listIterator(int)	added
Locale.Category	added
javax.annotation
Resource
lookup()	added
javax.crypto.spec
GCMParameterSpec	added
javax.crypto
AEADBadTagException	added
CipherSpi
engineUpdateAAD(ByteBuffer)	added
engineUpdateAAD(byte[], int, int)	added
Cipher
updateAAD(ByteBuffer)	added
updateAAD(byte[])	added
updateAAD(byte[], int, int)	added
javax.imageio.metadata
IIOMetadataNode
getBaseURI()	+ throws DOMException
getFeature(String, String)	+ throws DOMException
getNodeValue()	- throws DOMException
getSchemaTypeInfo()	+ throws DOMException
getUserData(String)	+ throws DOMException
isDefaultNamespace(String)	+ throws DOMException
isEqualNode(Node)	+ throws DOMException
isSameNode(Node)	+ throws DOMException
lookupNamespaceURI(String)	+ throws DOMException
lookupPrefix(String)	+ throws DOMException
setNodeValue(String)	- throws DOMException
setUserData(String, Object, UserDataHandler)	+ throws DOMException
javax.imageio.spi
ImageReaderSpi
STANDARD_INPUT_TYPE	+ deprecated
ImageWriterSpi
STANDARD_OUTPUT_TYPE	+ deprecated
javax.imageio.stream
ImageInputStream	+ implements Closeable
javax.lang.model.element
UnknownAnnotationValueException	- extends RuntimeException + extends UnknownEntityException
UnknownElementException	- extends RuntimeException + extends UnknownEntityException
ElementKind
RESOURCE_VARIABLE	added
ExecutableElement	+ implements Parameterizable
getSimpleName()	added
PackageElement	+ implements QualifiedNameable
getEnclosingElement()	added
getSimpleName()	added
Parameterizable	added
QualifiedNameable	added
TypeElement	+ implements Parameterizable + implements QualifiedNameable
getEnclosedElements()	added
getEnclosingElement()	added
getSimpleName()	added
TypeParameterElement
getEnclosingElement()	added
javax.lang.model.type
MirroredTypeException	- extends RuntimeException + extends MirroredTypesException
UnknownTypeException	- extends RuntimeException + extends UnknownEntityException
TypeKind
UNION	added
TypeVisitor
visitUnion(UnionType, Object)	added
UnionType	added
javax.lang.model.util
AbstractAnnotationValueVisitor7	added
AbstractElementVisitor7	added
AbstractTypeVisitor6
visitUnion(UnionType, Object)	added
AbstractTypeVisitor7	added
ElementKindVisitor6
visitVariableAsResourceVariable(VariableElement,...	added
ElementKindVisitor7	added
ElementScanner7	added
SimpleAnnotationValueVisitor7	added
SimpleElementVisitor7	added
SimpleTypeVisitor7	added
TypeKindVisitor7	added
javax.lang.model
UnknownEntityException	added
SourceVersion
RELEASE_7	added
javax.management
AttributeValueExp
setMBeanServer(MBeanServer)	+ deprecated
MBeanServerNotification
toString()	added
ObjectName
ObjectName(String)	- throws NullPointerException
ObjectName(String, Hashtable)	- throws NullPointerException
ObjectName(String, String, String)	- throws NullPointerException
apply(ObjectName)	- throws NullPointerException
getInstance(ObjectName)	- throws NullPointerException
getInstance(String, Hashtable)	- throws NullPointerException
getInstance(String, String, String)	- throws NullPointerException
getKeyProperty(String)	- throws NullPointerException
isPropertyValuePattern(String)	- throws IllegalArgumentException - throws NullPointerException
quote(String)	- throws NullPointerException
unquote(String)	- throws IllegalArgumentException - throws NullPointerException
StringValueExp
setMBeanServer(MBeanServer)	+ deprecated
javax.net.ssl
ExtendedSSLSession	added
SSLEngine
getHandshakeSession()	added
SSLParameters
getAlgorithmConstraints()	added
getEndpointIdentificationAlgorithm()	added
setAlgorithmConstraints(AlgorithmConstraints)	added
setEndpointIdentificationAlgorithm(String)	added
SSLServerSocket
getSSLParameters()	added
setSSLParameters(SSLParameters)	added
SSLSocket
getHandshakeSession()	added
X509ExtendedTrustManager	added
javax.print.attribute.standard
DialogTypeSelection	added
javax.rmi.ssl
SslRMIServerSocketFactory
SslRMIServerSocketFactory(SSLContext, String[],...	added
javax.security.auth.kerberos
KeyTab	added
javax.sound.midi
MetaMessage
MetaMessage(int, byte[], int)	added
ShortMessage
ShortMessage(int)	added
ShortMessage(int, int, int)	added
ShortMessage(int, int, int, int)	added
SysexMessage
SysexMessage(byte[], int)	added
SysexMessage(int, byte[], int)	added
MidiDeviceReceiver	added
MidiDeviceTransmitter	added
MidiDevice	+ implements AutoCloseable
Receiver	+ implements AutoCloseable
Transmitter	+ implements AutoCloseable
javax.sound.sampled
AudioFormat.Encoding
PCM_FLOAT	added
Line	+ implements AutoCloseable
javax.sql.rowset.spi
SyncFactory
ROWSET_SYNC_PROVIDER	+ final
ROWSET_SYNC_PROVIDER_VERSION	+ final
ROWSET_SYNC_VENDOR	+ final
SyncProvider
DATASOURCE_DB_LOCK	+ final
DATASOURCE_NO_LOCK	+ final
DATASOURCE_ROW_LOCK	+ final
DATASOURCE_TABLE_LOCK	+ final
GRADE_CHECK_ALL_AT_COMMIT	+ final
GRADE_CHECK_MODIFIED_AT_COMMIT	+ final
GRADE_LOCK_WHEN_LOADED	+ final
GRADE_LOCK_WHEN_MODIFIED	+ final
GRADE_NONE	+ final
NONUPDATABLE_VIEW_SYNC	+ final
UPDATABLE_VIEW_SYNC	+ final
javax.sql.rowset
RowSetProvider	added
CachedRowSet
COMMIT_ON_ACCEPT_CHANGES	+ deprecated
RowSetFactory	added
javax.sql
CommonDataSource
getParentLogger()	added
javax.swing.border
BevelBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
CompoundBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
EmptyBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
EtchedBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
LineBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
MatteBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
SoftBevelBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
StrokeBorder	added
TitledBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
javax.swing.event
HyperlinkEvent
HyperlinkEvent(Object, HyperlinkEvent.EventType,...	added
getInputEvent()	added
javax.swing.plaf.basic
BasicBorders.ButtonBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
BasicBorders.FieldBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
BasicBorders.MarginBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
BasicBorders.MenuBarBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
BasicBorders.RadioButtonBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
BasicBorders.ToggleButtonBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
BasicColorChooserUI
uninstallPreviewPanel()	added
BasicComboBoxUI
padding	added
squareButton	added
getSizeForComponent(Component)	added
BasicFileChooserUI
viewMenuIcon	added
createUI(JComponent)	added
getDefaultButton(JFileChooser)	added
BasicMenuItemUI
acceleratorDelimiter	added
BasicRadioButtonUI
installListeners(AbstractButton)	added
uninstallListeners(AbstractButton)	added
BasicScrollBarUI
decrGap	added
incrGap	added
scrollBarWidth	added
BasicSliderUI
uninstallDefaults(JSlider)	added
BasicTreeUI
getDropLineRect(JTree.DropLocation)	added
getLeadSelectionRow()	added
isDropLine(JTree.DropLocation)	added
paintDropLine(Graphics)	added
updateLeadSelectionRow()	added
javax.swing.plaf.metal
MetalBorders.ButtonBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
MetalBorders.Flush3DBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
MetalBorders.InternalFrameBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
MetalBorders.MenuBarBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
MetalBorders.MenuItemBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
MetalBorders.OptionDialogBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
MetalBorders.PaletteBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
MetalBorders.PopupMenuBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
MetalBorders.ScrollPaneBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
getBorderInsets(Component, Insets)	added
MetalBorders.TableHeaderBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
getBorderInsets(Component, Insets)	added
MetalBorders.ToolBarBorder
getBorderInsets(Component)	removed
MetalScrollPaneUI
uninstallListeners(JComponent)	added
uninstallListeners(JScrollPane)	+ deprecated
javax.swing.plaf.nimbus	added
javax.swing.plaf.synth
SynthButtonUI	added
SynthCheckBoxMenuItemUI	added
SynthCheckBoxUI	added
SynthColorChooserUI	added
SynthComboBoxUI	added
SynthDesktopIconUI	added
SynthDesktopPaneUI	added
SynthEditorPaneUI	added
SynthFormattedTextFieldUI	added
SynthInternalFrameUI	added
SynthLabelUI	added
SynthListUI	added
SynthLookAndFeel
shouldUpdateStyleOnEvent(PropertyChangeEvent)	added
SynthMenuBarUI	added
SynthMenuItemUI	added
SynthMenuUI	added
SynthOptionPaneUI	added
SynthPanelUI	added
SynthPasswordFieldUI	added
SynthPopupMenuUI	added
SynthProgressBarUI	added
SynthRadioButtonMenuItemUI	added
SynthRadioButtonUI	added
SynthRootPaneUI	added
SynthScrollBarUI	added
SynthScrollPaneUI	added
SynthSeparatorUI	added
SynthSliderUI.SynthTrackListener	removed
SynthSliderUI	added
SynthSpinnerUI	added
SynthSplitPaneUI	added
SynthTabbedPaneUI	added
SynthTableHeaderUI	added
SynthTableUI	added
SynthTextAreaUI	added
SynthTextFieldUI	added
SynthTextPaneUI	added
SynthToggleButtonUI	added
SynthToolBarUI	added
SynthToolTipUI	added
SynthTreeUI	added
SynthViewportUI	added
SynthUI	added
javax.swing.plaf
FileChooserUI
getDefaultButton(JFileChooser)	added
LayerUI	added
javax.swing.text.html
CSS.Attribute
BORDER_BOTTOM_COLOR	added
BORDER_BOTTOM_STYLE	added
BORDER_LEFT_COLOR	added
BORDER_LEFT_STYLE	added
BORDER_RIGHT_COLOR	added
BORDER_RIGHT_STYLE	added
BORDER_TOP_COLOR	added
BORDER_TOP_STYLE	added
HTMLFrameHyperlinkEvent
HTMLFrameHyperlinkEvent(Object,...	added
javax.swing.text
DefaultStyledDocument
removeElement(Element)	added
GlyphView
getMinimumSpan(int)	added
JTextComponent
restoreComposedText()	added
saveComposedText(int)	added
ParagraphView
adjustRow(ParagraphView.Row, int, int)	removed
calculateMinorAxisRequirements(int,...	added
javax.swing.tree
DefaultTreeCellRenderer
updateUI()	added
DefaultTreeSelectionModel
notifyPathChange(Vector, TreePath)	+ deprecated
javax.swing
AbstractSpinnerModel	+ implements Serializable
BorderFactory
createDashedBorder(Paint)	added
createDashedBorder(Paint, float, float)	added
createDashedBorder(Paint, float, float, float,...	added
createLineBorder(Color, int, boolean)	added
createLoweredSoftBevelBorder()	added
createRaisedSoftBevelBorder()	added
createSoftBevelBorder(int)	added
createSoftBevelBorder(int, Color, Color)	added
createSoftBevelBorder(int, Color, Color, Color,...	added
createStrokeBorder(BasicStroke)	added
createStrokeBorder(BasicStroke, Paint)	added
JComboBox
processKeyBinding(KeyStroke, KeyEvent, int,...	added
JComponent.AccessibleJComponent
accessibleContainerHandler	removed
JComponent
hide()	added
isPaintingOrigin()	added
JDesktopPane
remove(Component)	added
JLayer	added
JList
getSelectedValues()	+ deprecated
getSelectedValuesList()	added
JSlider
imageUpdate(Image, int, int, int, int, int)	added
JTree.EmptySelectionModel
addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener)	added
addTreeSelectionListener(TreeSelectionListener)	added
removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListene...	added
removeTreeSelectionListener(TreeSelectionListener)	added
setRowMapper(RowMapper)	added
setSelectionMode(int)	added
JViewport
isPaintingOrigin()	added
SwingUtilities
getUnwrappedParent(Component)	added
getUnwrappedView(JViewport)	added
TransferHandler
getDragImage()	added
getDragImageOffset()	added
setDragImage(Image)	added
setDragImageOffset(Point)	added
MultiUIDefaults.MultiUIDefaultsEnumerator.Type	added
Painter	added
javax.xml.bind.annotation
XmlElementRef
required()	added
javax.xml.bind
JAXBPermission	added
javax.xml.parsers
FactoryConfigurationError
getCause()	added
javax.xml.stream
FactoryConfigurationError
getCause()	added
javax.xml.transform
TransformerFactoryConfigurationError
getCause()	added
javax.xml.ws.soap
Addressing
responses()	added
AddressingFeature
AddressingFeature(boolean, boolean,...	added
getResponses()	added
AddressingFeature.Responses	added
javax.xml.ws.spi.http	added
javax.xml.ws.spi
Invoker	added
Provider
createAndPublishEndpoint(String, Object,...	added
createEndpoint(String, Class, Invoker,...	added
createEndpoint(String, Object,...	added
createServiceDelegate(URL, QName, Class,...	added
createW3CEndpointReference(String, QName, QName,...	added
javax.xml.ws.wsaddressing
W3CEndpointReferenceBuilder
attribute(QName, String)	added
element(Element)	added
interfaceName(QName)	added
javax.xml.ws
RequestWrapper
partName()	added
ResponseWrapper
partName()	added
WebFault
messageName()	added
WebServiceRef
lookup()	added
EndpointContext	added
Endpoint
create(Object, WebServiceFeature...)	added
create(String, Object, WebServiceFeature...)	added
publish(HttpContext)	added
publish(String, Object, WebServiceFeature...)	added
setEndpointContext(EndpointContext)	added
Holder	+ implements Serializable
Service
Service(URL, QName, WebServiceFeature...)	added
create(QName, WebServiceFeature...)	added
create(URL, QName, WebServiceFeature...)	added
javax.xml
XMLConstants
ACCESS_EXTERNAL_DTD	added
ACCESS_EXTERNAL_SCHEMA	added
ACCESS_EXTERNAL_STYLESHEET	added

Data Source

This report is based on simple comparison of all public and protected APIs of the java.* and javax.* packages of JDK builds 1.7.0_80-oracle and 1.6.0_45-oracle. 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.

More detailed API comparisons based on the japicmp tool can be found here.