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This page lists the documentation for the Java Platform, Standard Edition, and the JDK. The more general documentation page provides links to the documentation for Java EE, Java ME, and other Java APIs and products. (Note the Documentation Redistribution Policy.)

 

Core API Docs

 
7*English
6English, Chinese, Japanese
5.0English, Chinese, Japanese
1.4.2 English
1.4.2 Japanese
1.3.1 English
1.3.0 Japanese
 

JDK Programmer Guides

 
7*English
6English, Japanese
5.0English, Japanese
1.4.2 English
1.4.2 Japanese
1.3.1 English
1.3.0 Japanese

* JDK 7 is an Early Access release at this time. Java SE 6 is the latest shipping version.

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