Java Documentation

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Modern Java noteThis archive has been refreshed for Java 25 LTS. Core language concepts remain useful, while outdated setup instructions and browser-era Java are labeled or replaced. Java 26 is the current feature release; Java 25 is used here as the stable teaching baseline.
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Answer:

Of course.

Java Documentation

The Java Development Kit (which you have just installed) consists of a collection of files, incuding the Java compiler, the Java virtual machine, and program libraries. The compiler is in the following directory (or similar):

C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_07/bin

Look in that directory using Windows Explorer:

JavaHierarchyDetail

The Java compiler is javac.exe. If you double-click on it, it will quickly pop up a command prompt window (sometimes called DOS window), which will just as quickly vanish. The compiler runs using the command prompt see Chapter 5 for details on how to use it.

QUESTION 8:

Would you like documentation?