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What is a Java Class Library? A Java Class Library or Java Class is a reusable Java library or software component that allows you to extend the functionality of your Java application. A Java Class Library is mainly written in Java, although there may be some assembly language or machine code in there to access specific hardware devices, but this is not relevant to the Java programmer, as the Java Class enables him or her to access the device in a platform independent manner using the provided Java Class.

The pre-written Java Class can be called dynamically at run-time by your Java application to carry out commonly repeated tasks. Java Class Libraries allow you to reuse code you have written previously yourself to add functionality to your Java apps. Or a Java Class Library that has been written by an expert with more knowledge about a specific topic or field of study than you can be added to your application, quickly giving you functionality that was not possible before.

Unlike a JavaBean, a Java Class typically does not allow introspection, so a Java IDE or tool cannot analyze a Java Class at design-time to understand its properties, methods and other attributes. JavaBeans are typically used to implement Java user interface controls or UI controls, whereas Java Class Libraries are used for a wide variety of tasks and functions.

The Java Class Libraries listed in this Java Class Library product gallery are therefore the most numerous Java products available in our Java component marketplace and have been written by experts, they include Java Classes that are: Java datagrids, Java spreadsheets, Java Math & Stats libraries, Java charting libraries and Java graphing classes, Java calendar or Java Gantt class products for planning and scheduling, Java speech recognition classes, text editing, word processing and spell checking Java classes and much, much more.

You will also find non-visual Java Class Library based products, that work in the background to add functionality to your your application, such as: sending and receiving emails via SMTP or POP or transferring files via FTP or HTTP over the Internet, or encrypting data or encrypting files prior to storage or transmission. Plus there are Java Class Libraries for Java EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) solutions and also integration with Amazon online storage, messaging and e-commerce services.

In this Oracle software product gallery you will find products that are compatible with: Oracle software platforms and frameworks, Oracle databases, Oracle application servers and Oracle Integrated Development Environments (IDEs). Oracle Corporation (ORCL) acquired SUN Microsystems, completing the deal on Jan 27, 2010, plus Oracle had previously acquired BEA Systems completing that deal on Apr 29, 2008. So in this Oracle marketplace, you will also find products that are compatible with SUN Microsystems (JAVA) software products and databases, as well as products that work with BEA Systems (BEAS) software products and BEA application servers.

So you will find: Oracle tools, Oracle utilities, Oracle addins and Oracle db admin tools to help with day to day Oracle database management tasks and common Oracle DBA activities. For Oracle developers you will also find Oracle components, Oracle extensions, Oracle plugins and Oracle developments tools to help make your more productive when writing your next Oracle software project. There are also Oracle components that are available as products to use in your next Oracle app, these Oracle libraries are usually made available as an Oracle Java Class or as an Oracle JavaBean.

The Oracle dev tools can be: searched for on our Web site, evaluated using the Oracle downloads that we have for each product, compared with other Oracle utility or Oracle dev tool products, before you make any purchasing decision. You can also read what your fellow Oracle developers thought about the Oracle tool they downloaded by reading our Oracle reviews. You can also buy, download and license these Oracle tools and Oracle components directly from our Web site.

Finally, we have several Oracle News feeds for each type of Oracle product from the Oracle product range, these News feeds are published as Oracle News pages and also available as Oracle RSS data feeds, so that you can keep up to date with new third party products releases that are compatible with the Oracle software product range.