The information on this page pertains to Oracle Java starting with Java 7, supported with Mac versions 10.7.3 and above. Every time you launch a Java applet, a Java Web Start application or the Java Control Panel, the system first launches your program and then, in the background (so that performance of your Java application is not impacted), it determines if it has checked in the last 7 days. Java API for XML Processing Using this software, application and tool developers can build fully-functional XML-enabled Java applications for e-commerce, application integration, and web publishing. The Java SE 7 Update 40 release includes JAXP 1.5.0. The JDK includes the JRE, so you do not have to download both separately. If you need the JRE on a server and do not want the ability to run RIAs, download the Java SE Server JRE. This version of the Java SE Server JRE does not include the Java plug-in or Java Web Start support, additional tools might be removed from future versions.
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About Java Java can run applications developed using the java programming language and set of development tools. The JVM is a crucial component of the Java platform.
The availability of JVMs on many types of hardware and software platforms enables Java to function both as middleware and a platform in its own right. Hence the expression 'Write once, run anywhere.' Starting with J2SE 5.0, changes to the JVM specification have been developed under the Java Community Process as JSR 924. As of 2006, changes to specification to support changes proposed to the class file format (JSR 202) are being done as a maintenance release of JSR 924.
The specification for the JVM is published in book form, known as 'blue book'.