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Activationcontexts are data structures in memory containing information that the system can use to redirect an application to load a particular DLL version, COM object instance, or custom window version. One section of the activation context may contain DLL redirection information which is used by the DLL loader; another section may contain COM server information. The activation context functions use, create, activate, and deactivate activation contexts. The activation functions can redirect the binding of an application to version-named objects that specify particular DLL versions, window classes, COM servers, type libraries, and interfaces. For more information about the activation context functions and structures, see the Activation Context Reference.

Beginning with Windows XP, activation context functions enable Windows to use information in manifests to create version-named objects. If an application creates a process by calling CreateProcess, Windows checks for the existence of an application manifest. If a manifest exists, Windows uses the information in the manifest to populate the activation context. Because manifests describe an application's dependence on side-by-side assembly versions, objects specified without versions in the manifest are mapped to version-named objects. For example, the manifest may describe DLLs, files, window classes, COM servers, type libraries, and interfaces.

When a global object is created within the activation context, the system automatically gives the object a version-specific name by consulting the manifest. When the application executes and requests a named object, it gets the version-named object. This enables multiple versions of a code module to run on the system at the same time without interfering with each other. For example, Windows Shell uses a manifest to describe a dependence on version 6.0 of COMCTL32 and to create versions of window classes.

If an application creates a resource by calling CreateWindow, the process specifies a class name to that function. The call to GetCurrentActCtx gets the current activation context and checks to see if a mapping exists for the given class name. If a mapping exists, it will use that version of the calling process to resolve the mapping and provide the version-specific class name. Windows creates a window with the window procedure, styles, and other attributes associated with that class name and version.

The activation context is managed by the system in most cases. Application developers and assembly providers do not commonly need to make calls to the stack. Applications can manage an activation context by directly calling the activation context. For more information, see Using the Activation Context API.

In a Java environment, class loaders arearranged in a parent-child tree. Normally, when a class loader is asked toload a particular class or resource, it delegates the request to a parentclass loader first, and then looks in its own repositories only if the parentclass loader(s) cannot find the requested class or resource. Note, that themodel for web application class loaders differs slightly from this,as discussed below, but the main principles are the same.

Normally, application classes should NOT be placed here. The locations searched by this class loader are defined by the common.loader property in $CATALINA_BASE/conf/catalina.properties. The default setting will search the following locations in the order they are listed:

As mentioned above, the web application class loader diverges from thedefault Java delegation model (in accordance with the recommendations in theServlet Specification, version 2.4, section 9.7.2 Web Application Classloader).When a request to load aclass from the web application's WebappX class loader is processed,this class loader will look in the local repositories first,instead of delegating before looking. There are exceptions. Classes which arepart of the JRE base classes cannot be overridden. There are some exceptionssuch as the XML parser components which can be overridden using the appropriateJVM feature which is the endorsed standards override feature for Java

In old versions of Tomcat, you could simply replace the XML parserin the Tomcat libraries directory to change the parserused by all web applications. However, this technique will not be effectivewhen you are running modern versions of Java, because the usual class loaderdelegation process will always choose the implementation inside the JDK inpreference to this one.

Tomcat utilizes the endorsed mechanism by including the system property setting-Djava.endorsed.dirs=$JAVA_ENDORSED_DIRS in thecommand line that starts the container. The default value of this option is$CATALINA_HOME/endorsed. This endorsed directory is notcreated by default. Note that the endorsed feature is no longer supportedwith Java 9 and the above system property will only be set if either thedirectory $CATALINA_HOME/endorsed exists, or the variableJAVA_ENDORSED_DIRS has been set.

Note that overriding any JRE component carries risk. If the overridingcomponent does not provide a 100% compatible API (e.g. the API provided byXerces is not 100% compatible with the XML API provided by the JRE) then thereis a risk that Tomcat and/or the deployed application will experience errors.

When running under a security manager the locations from which classesare permitted to be loaded will also depend on the contents of your policyfile. See Security Manager How-Tofor further information.

A more complex class loader hierarchy may also be configured. See the diagrambelow. By default, the Server and Sharedclass loaders are not defined and the simplified hierarchy shown above is used.This more complex hierarchy may be use by defining values for theserver.loader and/or shared.loader properties inconf/catalina.properties.

The Shared class loader is visible to all web applicationsand may be used to shared code across all web applications. However, any updatesto this shared code will require a Tomcat restart.

The purpose of this guide is to help you identify potential issues and give you suggestions on how to proceed as you migrate your existing Java application to the latest JDK release. The guide also highlights the significant changes and enhancements done to the latest release.

Before migrating your application to JDK 11, you should understand what the updates and changes are between it and the JDK 10 release. If you are migrating from JDK 8, you should also be familiar with the differences between JDK 8 and later releases that are described in Migrating From JDK 8 to Later JDK Releases.

Existing code with references to classes in these APIs will not compile without changes to the build. Similarly, code on the class path with references to classes in these APIs will fail with NoDefClassFoundError or ClassNotFoundException unless changes are made in how the application is deployed.

TLS 1.3 is the latest iteration (August 2018) of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol and is enabled by default in JDK 11. This version focuses not only on speed improvements, but also updates the overall security of the protocol by emphasizing modern cryptography practices, and disallows outdated or weak crypto algorithms. (For example, RSA key exchange and plain DSA signatures are no longer allowed.)

Products that use certificates that have been removed may no longer work. If these certificates are required, then you must configure and populate the cacerts with the missing certs. To add certs to the truststore, see keytool in Java Platform, Standard Edition Tools Reference guide.

The following APIs were removed in JDK 11. Many of these APIs were deprecated in previous releases and have been replaced by newer APIs. For information on the possible alternatives, see JDK 11 API Specification.

If your application starts successfully, look carefully at your tests and ensure that the behavior is the same as on the JDK version you have been using. For example, a few early adopters have noticed that their dates and currencies are formatted differently. See Use CLDR Locale Data by Default.

If you use an IDE to develop your applications, then it might help in migrating the existing code. The NetBeans, Eclipse, and IntelliJ IDEs all have versions available that include support for the latest JDK.

Compiling your code with the latest JDK compiler will ease migration to future releases since the code may depend on APIs and features, which have been identified as problematic. However, it is not strictly necessary.

Run the jdeps tool on your application to see what packages and classes your applications and libraries depend on. If you use internal APIs, then jdeps may suggest replacements to help you to update your code.

Every new Java SE release introduces some binary, source, and behavioral incompatibilities with previous releases. The modularization of the Java SE Platform that happened in JDK 9 brought many benefits, but also many changes. Code that uses only official Java SE Platform APIs and supported JDK-specific APIs should continue to work without change. Code that uses JDK-internal APIs should continue to run but should be migrated to use the supported APIs.

Some tools and libraries use reflection to access parts of the JDK that are meant for internal use only. This illegal reflective access will be disabled in a future release of the JDK. Currently, it is permitted by default and a warning is issued.

If you see a warning like this, contact the maintainers of the tool or library. The second line of the warning names the exact JAR file whose code used reflection to access an internal part of the JDK.

This time, the warning is not issued because the java invocation explicitly acknowledges the reflective access. As you can see, you may need to specify multiple --add-opens flags to cover all of the reflective access operations that are attempted by libraries on the class path.

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