Installing JDK 1.8 on Windows System

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∟Installing JDK 1.8 on Windows System

This chapter provides tutorial notes on installing JDK (Java Development Kit) on Windows systems. Topics include downloading and installing Java SE Development Kit 8u45; compiling and executing Java programs; setting up JAVA_HOME environment variable.

Downloading and Installing JDK 1.8

Writing My First Java Program

Setting JAVA_HOME Environment Variable

Conclusions:

The latest version of JDK is Java SE Development Kit 8u45.
"javac class_name.java" is the command to compile a Java source code into a Java class code.
"java -cp . class_name" is the command to launch the JVM to run a Java class code.
"JAVA_HOME" is the environment variable required to run some development tools to build and test Android apps.