Start changeWhat's new for V4R4

The AS/400 Toolbox for Java Version 4 Release 4 (V4R4) licensed program is supported on V4R2 and later systems.

New visual classes

For V4R4 of the AS/400 Toolbox for Java, even more graphical user interface (GUI) classes have been added to the vaccess package.

AS/400 Toolbox for Java now provides GUI classes for the following resources:

Additional access classes

AS/400 Toolbox for Java V4R4 also features new classes in the access package. These new classes provide access to the following AS/400 resources:

Additional new functions

AS/400 Toolbox for Java V4R4 also features the following new functions:

Performance enhancements

AS/400 Toolbox for Java V4R4 also features some performance enhancements.

Documentation enhancements

The documentation for AS/400 Toolbox for Java includes the following enhancements:

Compatibility

If you intend to run a Java program that uses the AS/400 Toolbox for Java classes on the AS/400 Java Virtual Machine (JVM), you must run the AS/400 Toolbox for Java at the same version and release level as the Operating System/400 program that is running on your system. Shipped with OS/400 are parts of the AS/400 Toolbox for Java that are needed to improve performance when your application is running on the AS/400 JVM. To ensure compatibility, the level of the AS/400 Toolbox for Java must match the level of OS/400.

Level of OS/400 Compatible Level of AS/400 Toolbox for Java
V4R2 V3R2M0
V4R3 V3R2M1
V4R4 V4R2M0

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