After seeing several APIs removed as part of Java 10, Java 11 (JSR 384) looks to remove some more APIs. In the recent OpenJDK java-se-spec-experts mailing list post “JSR 384 (Java SE 11) PFD Specification posted to jcp.org,” Iris Clark announced the availability of the Java SE 11 (18.9) Proposed Final Draft Specification. This document lists APIs that are being removed as part of Java 11.
“Individual” (class/method) APIs are being removed in addition to the removal of entire modules.
| Individual APIs Being Removed in JDK 11 | |
|---|---|
| Class/Method Being Removed | Additional Notes / References |
| java.lang.Runtime.runFinalizersOnExit(boolean) | Dangerous runFinalizersOnExit Deprecating Java’s Finalizer |
| java.lang.SecurityManager.checkAwtEventQueueAccess() | Security Managers and Java SE JDK JDK-8177554 JDK-8029886 JDK-8186535 |
| java.lang.SecurityManager.checkMemberAccess(java.lang.Class,int) | |
| java.lang.SecurityManager.checkSystemClipboardAccess() | |
| java.lang.SecurityManager.checkTopLevelWindow(java.lang.Object) | |
| java.lang.System.runFinalizersOnExit(boolean) | Dangerous runFinalizersOnExit Deprecating Java’s Finalizer |
| java.lang.Thread.destroy() | Thread Methods destroy() and stop(Throwable) Removed in JDK 11 |
| java.lang.Thread.stop(java.lang.Throwable) | |
| Module-level APIs Being Removed from Java 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Module Removed | Potential Third Party Replacement |
| JavaBeans Activation Framework (JAF) | java.activation | Maven Artifact |
| Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) | java.corba | glassfish-corba |
| Aggregator Module for other modules listed in this table | java.se.ee | |
| Java Transaction API (JTA) | java.transaction | Maven Artifact |
| Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) | java.xml.bind | Maven Artifact |
| Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) | java.xml.ws | Maven Artifact |
| Common Annotations | java.xml.ws.annotation | Maven Artifact |
JEP 320 [“Remove the Java EE and CORBA Modules”] and the StackOverflow page “Replacements for deprecated JPMS modules with Java EE APIs” provide significantly more details on replacements for the Java SE EE/CORBA-related modules.
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