Class JavaVersion


  • public class JavaVersion
    extends Object
    Parses the java.version property and extracts the components to able to compare versions. Handles Java 9 version 9.1.3.0-ea (spec.feature.security.patch[-prebuildinfo]). Handles old Java versions 1.8.0_40-ea (major.minor.micro_update[-prebuildinfo]). Does not do any interpretation of the numbers. Does not handle comparison between 9.1.0 and 1.9.2.0 (a version which should never exist).
    • Field Detail

      • UNKNOWN

        public static final int UNKNOWN
        Constant denoting an unparsable number.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
    • Constructor Detail

      • JavaVersion

        public JavaVersion​(String version)
        Create an instance based on a Java version string as reported by a Java runtime.
        Parameters:
        version - Java version string
      • JavaVersion

        public JavaVersion​(int... versionNumbers)
        Create an instance based on version numbers.
        Parameters:
        versionNumbers - One or more numbers denoting a Java version. The first number is the major version, the second number is the minor version, the third number is the micro version, and the fourth number is the update version. If one or more numbers are omitted, then zeroes will be used for them.
      • JavaVersion

        public JavaVersion​(boolean isEarlyAccess,
                           int... versionNumbers)
        Create an instance based on version numbers.
        Parameters:
        isEarlyAccess - true if this version should indicate an early access build, false otherwise
        versionNumbers - One or more numbers denoting a Java version. The first number is the major version, the second number is the minor version, the third number is the micro version, and the fourth number is the update version. If one or more numbers are omitted, then zeroes will be used for them.
    • Method Detail

      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class Object
      • isGreaterOrEqualThan

        public boolean isGreaterOrEqualThan​(JavaVersion otherVersion)
        Compare another version instance with this instance.
        Parameters:
        otherVersion - version to compare with
        Returns:
        true if this instance is greater than or equal to otherVersion
      • isGreaterOrEqualThanDisregardEa

        public boolean isGreaterOrEqualThanDisregardEa​(JavaVersion otherVersion)
        Compare another version instance with this instance disregarding early access status.
        Parameters:
        otherVersion - version to compare with
        Returns:
        true if this instance is greater than or equal to otherVersion
      • isSameMajorVersion

        public boolean isSameMajorVersion​(JavaVersion otherVersion)
        Check if another version instance has the same major version as this instance.
        Parameters:
        otherVersion - version to compare with
        Returns:
        true if this instance has the same major version number as otherVersion
      • getMajorVersion

        public int getMajorVersion()
        Returns:
        the major version number
      • isEarlyAccess

        public boolean isEarlyAccess()
        Returns:
        true if this instance indicates an early access release