Java SE 7 Advanced and Java SE 7 Support (formerly known as Java for Business 7)

Release Notes

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The Java SE 7 Advanced Platform, available for Java SE Suite, Java SE Advanced, and Java SE Support customers, is based on the current Java SE 7 release.

For more information on installation and licensing of Java SE Suite and Java SE Advanced, visit Java SE Products Overview.

Find information about Java SE Support at Oracle Java SE Support.

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Java SE 7 Advanced Revision Bug Fixes and Updates

The following sections summarize changes made in all Java SE 7 Advanced revisions. Bug fixes and any other changes are listed below in date order, most current revision first. Note that bug fixes in previous revisions are also included in the current revision.

To determine the version of your JDK software, use the following command:

java -version

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Changes in Java SE 7u25 b33

 

Please note that fixes from prior revisions (7u21 b31) are included in this version.

Bug Fixes

BugId	Category	Subcategory	Description
8014611	hotspot	runtime	reserve_and_align() assumptions are invalid on windows
6725714	hotspot	gc	par compact - add a table to speed up bitmap searches
6550588	client-lib	java.awt	java.awt.Desktop cannot open file with Windows UNC filename
8005019	client-lib	javax.swing	JTable passes row index instead of length when inserts selection interval

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Changes in Java SE 7u25

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 25 Release Notes.

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Changes in Java SE 7u21 b31

 

Please note that fixes from prior revisions (7u17 b32) are included in this version.

Bug Fixes

BugId	Category	Subcategory	Description
7146246	hotspot	gc	G1: expose some of the -XX flags that drive which old regions to collect during mixed GCs
7193157	hotspot	gc	G1: Make some develpflags available in product builds
8001424	hotspot	gc	G1: Rename certain G1-specific flags
8001425	hotspot	gc	G1: Change the default values for certain G1 specific flags
7162955	hotspot	svc	Attach api on Solaris, too many open files
6550588	client-lib	java.awt	java.awt.Desktop cannot open file with Windows UNC filename
8005019	client-lib	javax.swing	swing JTable passes row index instead of length when inserts selection interval

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Changes in Java SE 7u21

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 21 Release Notes.

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Changes in Java SE 7u17 b32

 

Bug Fixes

BugId	Category	Subcategory	Description
8007740	deploy	deployment_toolkit	webstart https offline mode failure

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Changes in Java SE 7u17 b31

 

Please note that fixes from prior revisions (7u15 b33) are included in this version.

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Changes in Java SE 7u17

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 17 Release Notes.

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Changes in Java SE 7u15

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 15 Release Notes.

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Changes in Java SE 7u13

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 13 Release Notes.

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Changes in Java SE 7u11 b32

 

Please note that fixes from prior revisions (7u10 b31) are included in this revision.

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Changes in Java SE 7u11

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 11 Release Notes.

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Changes in Java SE 7u10 b31

 

Please note that fixes from prior revisions (7u9 b32) are included in this revision.

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Changes in Java SE 7u10

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 10 Release Notes.

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Changes in Java SE 7u9 b32

 

Bug Fixes

BugId	Category	Subcategory	Description
7191616	deploy	webstart	javaws.exe crashes when starting jnlp file
7193219	client-lib	java.awt	JComboBox serialization fails in JDK 1.7

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Changes in Java SE 7u9 b31

 

Please note that fixes from prior revisions (7u7 b32) are included in this revision.

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Changes in Java SE 7u9

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 9 Release Notes.

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Changes in Java SE 7u7 b32

 

Bug Fixes

BugId	Category	Subcategory	Description
6957028	javawebstart	other	High lock time for com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.dv.DTDDVFactory. getInstance()
7171399	java_deployment	security	Applet throws AccessControlException sporadically while reading user.home

 

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Changes in Java SE 7u7

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 7 Release Notes.

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Changes in Java SE 7u6

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 6 Release Notes.

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Changes in Java SE 7u5

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 5 Release Notes.

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Changes in Java SE 7u4

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 4 Release Notes.

Version Name Changed

The following changes were made to the output of the command java -version to releases starting from 7u4 and revision releases:

• The string "rev" was removed from the version name of the revision (for example, 1.7.0_04-b31).
• The text "for Business" was removed from the output of the command.

In addition, the string "fb" was removed from the bundle name (the file name of the installer).

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Changes in Java SE 7u3

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 3 Release Notes.

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Changes in Java SE 7u2

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 2 Release Notes.

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Changes in Java SE 7u1

For details, refer to Java SE 7 Update 1 Release Notes.

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Java SE 7 Release Notes

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