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*/
/**
* Provides common access to specifics about the version of Java
* that a virtual machine supports.
*
* Determines the version of the Java Virtual Machine by checking
* for the availablity of version specific classes.
*
* Classes are loaded in the following order:
*
* - java.lang.Void was introduced in JDK 1.1
* - java.lang.ThreadLocal was introduced in JDK 1.2
* - java.lang.StrictMath was introduced in JDK 1.3
* - java.lang.StackTraceElement was introduced in JDK 1.4
* - java.lang.Enum was introduced in JDK 1.5
* - java.lang.management.LockInfo was introduced in JDK 1.6
*
*
*
* @version $Revision: 2240 $
* @author Jason Dillon
* @author Dimitris Andreadis
*/
public final class Java
{
/** Prevent instantiation */
private Java() {}
/** Java version 1.0 token */
public static final int VERSION_1_0 = 0x01;
/** Java version 1.1 token */
public static final int VERSION_1_1 = 0x02;
/** Java version 1.2 token */
public static final int VERSION_1_2 = 0x03;
/** Java version 1.3 token */
public static final int VERSION_1_3 = 0x04;
/** Java version 1.4 token */
public static final int VERSION_1_4 = 0x05;
/** Java version 1.5 token */
public static final int VERSION_1_5 = 0x06;
/** Java version 1.6 token */
public static final int VERSION_1_6 = 0x07;
/**
* Private to avoid over optimization by the compiler.
*
* @see #getVersion() Use this method to access this final value.
*/
private static final int VERSION;
/** Initialize VERSION. */
static
{
// default to 1.0
int version = VERSION_1_0;
try
{
// check for 1.1
Class.forName("java.lang.Void");
version = VERSION_1_1;
// check for 1.2
Class.forName("java.lang.ThreadLocal");
version = VERSION_1_2;
// check for 1.3
Class.forName("java.lang.StrictMath");
version = VERSION_1_3;
// check for 1.4
Class.forName("java.lang.StackTraceElement");
version = VERSION_1_4;
// check for 1.5
Class.forName("java.lang.Enum");
version = VERSION_1_5;
// check for 1.6
Class.forName("java.lang.management.LockInfo");
version = VERSION_1_6;
}
catch (ClassNotFoundException ignore)
{
}
VERSION = version;
}
/**
* Return the version of Java supported by the VM.
*
* @return The version of Java supported by the VM.
*/
public static int getVersion()
{
return VERSION;
}
/**
* Returns true if the given version identifer is equal to the
* version identifier of the current virtuial machine.
*
* @param version The version identifier to check for.
* @return True if the current virtual machine is the same version.
*/
public static boolean isVersion(final int version)
{
return VERSION == version;
}
/**
* Returns true if the current virtual machine is compatible with
* the given version identifer.
*
* @param version The version identifier to check compatibility of.
* @return True if the current virtual machine is compatible.
*/
public static boolean isCompatible(final int version)
{
// if our vm is the same or newer then we are compatible
return VERSION >= version;
}
}