J2SE 1.2

1998. 12. 8. Released.

• strictfp keyword (by JVM 17 an obsolete keyword, should not be used in new code)
• the Swing graphical API was integrated into the core classes
• Sun's JVM was equipped with a JIT compiler for the first time
• Java plug-in
• Java IDL, an IDL implementation for CORBA interoperability
• Collections framework