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This section describes how to download and install JDK 12 on a Windows system.

The current version of JDK is JDK 12, which is also called Java SE (Standard Edition) 12 Here is what I did to download and install JDK 12 on my Windows machine.

Open the Java SE Download page with this URL: https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/.
Click the download button next to "Java Platform (JDK) 12". You will see a new page with a list of different download files of JDK 12.
Accept the license agreement.
Click the hyper link of "jdk-12.0.1_windows-x64_bin.exe", next to "Windows 158.49 MB".
Save jdk-12.0.1_windows-x64_bin.exe to a temporary directory.
Double-click on jdk-12.0.1_windows-x64_bin.exe to start the installation wizard.
The installation wizard will guide you to finish the installation.

To test the installation, open a command window to try the java command. If you are getting the following output, your installation is good:

herong> \progra~1\java\jdk-12.0.1\bin\java -version

java version "12.0.1" 2019-04-16
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 12.0.1+12)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 12.0.1+12, mixed mode, sharing)

Table of Contents

About This JDK Tutorial Book

JDK (Java Development Kit)

Java Date-Time API

Date, Time and Calendar Classes

Date and Time Object and String Conversion

Number Object and Numeric String Conversion

Locales, Localization Methods and Resource Bundles

Calling and Importing Classes Defined in Unnamed Packages

HashSet, Vector, HashMap and Collection Classes

Character Set Encoding Classes and Methods

Character Set Encoding Maps

Encoding Conversion Programs for Encoded Text Files

Socket Network Communication

Datagram Network Communication

DOM (Document Object Model) - API for XML Files

SAX (Simple API for XML)

DTD (Document Type Definition) - XML Validation

XSD (XML Schema Definition) - XML Validation

XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language)

Message Digest Algorithm Implementations in JDK

Private key and Public Key Pair Generation

PKCS#8/X.509 Private/Public Encoding Standards

Digital Signature Algorithm and Sample Program

"keytool" Commands and "keystore" Files

KeyStore and Certificate Classes

Secret Key Generation and Management

Cipher - Encryption and Decryption

The SSL (Secure Socket Layer) Protocol

SSL Socket Communication Testing Programs

SSL Client Authentication

HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)

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