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The java LanguageSpecificationJava SE 8 EditionJames GoslingBill JoyGuy SteeleGilad BrachaAlex Buckley2015-02-13Specification: JSR-337 java SE 8 Release Contents (" Specification ")Version: 8Status: Maintenance ReleaseRelease: March 2015Copyright 1997, 2015, Oracle America, Inc. and/or its Oracle Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065, rights and java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names maybe trademarks of their respective Specification provided herein is provided to you only under the Limited License Grantincluded herein as Appendix A.

Feb 13, 2015 · The Java® Language Specification xi 12 Execution 357 12.1 Java Virtual Machine Startup 357 12.1.1 Load the Class Test 358 12.1.2 Link Test: Verify, Prepare, (Optionally) Resolve 358 12.1.3 Initialize Test: Execute Initializers 359 12.1.4 Invoke Test.main 360 12.2 Loading of Classes and Interfaces 360 12.2.1 The Loading Process 361

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