I intentionally included three attributes in the MANIFEST.MF example above that are not accessible from Java’s Package class. These are Package-Title, Package-Version, and Package-Vendor.

When compiling class initializers and class initialization blocks, the Java compiler stores the compiled bytecode (in top-down order) in a special method named <clinit>().

A total of 24 JEPs in JDK 24 extend stream processing, introduce quantum-resistant algorithms and provide an API for accessing class files. Java 24 has been released at the start of the JavaOne ...