Preface

This manual is an introduction to and overview of the new features and enhancements in version 1.4 of the Java^TM 2 SDK, Standard Edition, for the Solaris^TM Operating Environment.

Who Should Use This Book

This document is intended for application developers who use the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, in the Solaris^TM Operating Environment. The Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, software is optimized to deliver superior performance to server- and client-side Java technology applications in an enterprise environment.

This document is a subset of the Java 2 SDK documentation available at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/index.html. Upon final release of this product, consider that online documentation to be the definitive description of version 1.4 of the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition product.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, New Features and Enhancements lists the features and enhancements of the product.

Chapter 2, Compatibility with Previous Releases discusses compatibility issues.

Chapter 3, Java HotSpot VM Options describes command-line options available for maximizing virtual-machine performance.

Chapter 4, Assertion Facility describes the new assertions facility in the Java^TM 2 Platform.

Related Documentation

These documents also have information related to this release:

• Solaris Java Plug-in User's Guide

• Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition v. 1.4 Release Notes located online at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/relnotes.html.

• Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v. 1.4 Documentation located online at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/index.html.

• Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v 1.4 API Specification located online at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/api/index.html.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	machine_name% su Password:
AaBbCc123	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized.	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	machine_name%
C shell superuser prompt	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	#