What's new for V5R1

IBM Toolbox for Java is available in three forms:

Packages

IBM Toolbox for Java V5R1 includes the following new packages:

New classes

IBM Toolbox for Java V5R1 also features many new classes in existing packages: access, html, servlet, and vaccess. The new classes enable you to:

For more information about new classes, see the associated package documentation.

Enhanced classes

IBM Toolbox for Java V5R1 also includes enhancements to existing classes. These enhancements offer:

New or enhanced functions

IBM Toolbox for Java V5R1 also features new and enhanced functions:

Additional functions and features in Graphical Toolbox

The Graphical Toolbox incorporates new features:

Compatibility

You can not use this release of IBM Toolbox for Java to deserialize some objects that you serialized using earlier releases.

If you are using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to encrypt data flowing between the client and the server, you must use the SSL object delivered in the V5R1 version of IBM iSeries Client Encryption licensed program 5722-CE2 or 5722-CE3. This release of IBM Toolbox for Java will not work with previous versions SSL.

IBM Toolbox for Java continues to provide support for

You should also review compatibility issues involving OS/400 requirements for running IBM Toolbox for Java.

How to see what's new or changed

To help you see where technical changes have been made, this information (but not the javadocs) uses the following symbols: