New features of Java 1.6

A feature or an enhancement in Java is encapsulated in the form of a JSR. JSR, which stands for Java Specification Request is nothing but a formal proposal which details the need for a specific functionality to be available in the JavaPlatform that can be used by Applications. These JSR’s will be reviewed and released by a committee called JavaExpert Groups (JEG). This article covers the following list of features (or JSRs') that comes along with the Java 6 Platform.

• Pluggable Annotation Processing API (JSR 269)
• Common Annotations (JSR 250)
• Java API for XML Based Web Services - 2.0 (JSR 224)
• JAXB 2.0 (JSR 222)
• Web Services Metadata (JSR 181)
• Streaming API for XML (JSR 173)
• XML Digital Signature (JSR 105)
• Java Class File Specification Update (JSR 202)
• Java Compiler API (JSR 199)
• JDBC 4.0 (JSR 221)
• Scripting in the Java Platform (JSR 223)