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Introduction to Java Property, VM Option, and Info.plist Key Reference for Mac OS X

Contents:

Who Should Read This Document?
Organization of This Document
See Also
Filing and Tracking Bugs

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Who Should Read This Document?

This document is for the Java developer interested in writing Java applications for Mac OS X version 10.4 with J2SE versions 1.4.2 or 5.0. This document is primarily for developers of pure Java applications, but it may also be useful for WebObjects and Cocoa Java development.

Here you will find reference information for the various Java Virtual Machine runtime options and system properties supported by Java on Mac OS X. Additionally, you'll find the keys needed within an Info.plist information property list file, used when packaging your Java application as a double-clickable application for use on Mac OS X.

Organization of This Document

This document contains the following articles:

• “Java System Properties” lists the system properties specific to J2SE 1.4.2 and 5.0 on Mac OS X.

• “Java Virtual Machine Options” lists the Java Virtual Machine runtime options supported by the HotSpot VM used on Mac OS X.

• “Java Dictionary Info.plist Keys” lists the Java-specific keys available for double-clickable Java application's Info.plist information property list file.

See Also

For more information on Java Development on Mac OS X, read Java Development Guide for Mac OS X

This document and other Java documentation for Mac OS X, including the Javadoc API reference, is available in the Java Reference Library. A subset of this documentation is installed in /Developer/ADC Reference Library/ on a Mac OS X system with the Xcode Tools installed. You can view this documentation through a web browser or through Xcode (from Xcode’s Help menu, choose Documentation and then click Java).

General information on previous versions of Java for Mac OS X can be found in the Java Release Notes.

The main Apple website for Java technology, http://developer.apple.com/java/, contains links to information about Java development in Mac OS X.

The java-dev mailing list is a great source of information on a wide range of Java development topics in Mac OS X. You can sign up for this list at http://lists.apple.com/.

Sun’s Java web site, http://java.sun.com/ is the essential reference point for Java development in general.

Filing and Tracking Bugs

If you find issues with the implementation of Java that are not covered in this document or you want to follow the resolution of an issue, you may do so online through Radar, Apple’s bug tracking system. To access Radar, you need an Apple Developer Connection (ADC) account. You can view the ADC membership options, including the free online membership, at http://developer.apple.com/membership/. With an ADC membership, you can file and view bugs at http://bugreport.apple.com/. When filing new bugs for Java in Mac OS X, please use Java (new bugs) for Component and X as Version.

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