Description of Java Conceptual Diagram

The Java conceptual diagram categorizes Java component technologies in levels. The following lists these levels, from top to bottom, and the technologies that are part of each one. Technologies that are part of a lower level serve as a foundation for those that are part of a higher level.

Java Language
Tools & Tool APIs
- java
- javac
- javadoc
- jar
- javap
- JPDA
- JConsole
- Java VisualVM
- Java DB
- Security
- Int'l
- RMI
- IDL
- Deploy
- Monitoring
- Troubleshoot
- Scripting
- JVM TI
RIAs
- Java Web Start
- Applet / Java Plug-in
User Interface Toolkits
- AWT
- Swing
- Java 2D
- Accessibility
- Drag n Drop
- Input Methods
- Image I/O
- Print Service
- Sound
Integration Libraries
- IDL
- JDBC
- JNDI
- RMI
- RMI-IIOP
- Scripting
Other Base Libraries
- Beans
- Int'l Support
- Input/Output
- JMX
- JNI
- Math
- Networking
- Override Mechanism
- Security
- Serialization
- Extension Mechanism
- XML JAXP
lang and util Base Libraries
Java Virtual Machine
- Java Hotspot Client and Server VM

The JDK consists of all levels.

The JRE consists of the following levels:

The Java SE API consists of the following levels: