It’s the first major release of Java in five years; many additions have been made to the language, including Strings in switch statements and the try-with statement.
Tag Archives: java7
August 1, 2011
November 4, 2009
Java 7 language changes
A list by Joseph D. Darcy detailing which of the Project Coin proposals have been accepted for inclusion in Java 7. For me, the two most significant features are the ability to use Strings in switch clauses and the omission of manual resource management.