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Java Development Kit is the official kit for developing Java programs. Java Development Kit includes the software and tools you need to debug, compile, and run applets, as well as applications, written in Java programming language.
JDK includes a number of programming tools, such as javac, jar and the archiver. This package all related class libraries into one JAR file. This tool can also be used to manage JAR files. Javadoc - The documentation generator automatically generates documentation from source codes comments. Jdb – The debugger. Jps – The process status tool displays information about current Java processes. Javap - The class file disassembler and other components are also included.
The following are the key contents:
The JDK includes a complete Java Runtime Environment. This includes a Java Virtual Machine, all class libraries in the production environment, and additional libraries.