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Java support in Mac OS X is based on the Java 2, Standard Edition implementation, installed with every copy of Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server. Mac OS X Server provides more resources through JBoss and WebObjects. Developers' cross-platform J2SE applications appear as native Mac OS X applications.

A guided introduction and learning path for developers new to Java in Mac OS X.   Essential information for developers using the Mac OS X built-in Java support.  
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CFBundleIdentifier and user application access (HTML)
QA1373: Describes the role of CFBundleIdentifier in limiting a user's application access.
Design Guidelines, Security, Tools 2005-02-08
Customizing Component Border Colors (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1272: Retaining Aqua background for JComboBox menus with custom control borders.
Design Guidelines, User Experience 2003-07-31
Debugging Graphics with QuartzDebug (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1236: Explains how to use QuartzDebug to debug graphics issues.
Graphics & Imaging 2006-01-12
Developer Tools JBoss and Tomcat Do Not Start After Installing Java 1.4.2 Update (HTML)
QA1025: Describes how to re-enable JBoss and Tomcat after installing the Java 1.4.2 update.
Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Tools 2004-03-04
Exception in JFileChooser.setAcceptAllFileFilterUsed (HTML)
Deprecated - QA1280: Workaround for a known issue in Java 1.4.1 Update 1 on Jaguar.
User Experience 2003-10-07
Getting a Packet Trace (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire.
Internet & Web 2008-06-03
Hang launching signed Applets from JavaScript (HTML)
QA1395: Making a LiveConnect call to a signed Applet before that Applet has finished loading can cause a hang.
Internet & Web 2004-12-02
Illustrating document window changes in Swing (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1146: Using the Aqua close button dot in Swing applications to indicate document changes.
User Experience 2002-06-18
Important Java Directories on Mac OS X (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1170: Mac OS X equivalents of common Java runtime and development directories.
Design Guidelines, Porting 2003-10-21
Java on Intel-based Macs (HTML)
QA1295: Required changes (if any) for Java applications to run on Intel-based Macs.
Porting, Tools 2006-10-17
Mixing AWT/Swing and Cocoa-Java (HTML)
QA1342: Recommended alternatives to mixing Cocoa-Java and AWT/Swing.
Design Guidelines, Performance, Porting 2006-10-12
Rendering Multi-line text in JTree nodes (HTML)
QA1091: Correcting render problems with multi-line JTree node labels in the Aqua look and feel.
User Experience 2001-11-02
Right- and Control-Drags on Mac OS X (HTML)
QA1362: Describes a difference in Drag and Drop on Mac OS X that affects all cross-platform Java applications
Design Guidelines, Porting, User Experience 2005-06-29
Server Processes and the Dock (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1328: Discusses using headless AWT from Java server applications that need to be hidden.
Porting 2004-01-19
Sharing Browser Cookies With Java Applets (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1265: Creating a persistent browser session (cookie) inside Java 1.3 Applets
Internet & Web 2004-10-13
Unsolicited About Boxes (HTML)
QA1363: How to properly override the default about and quit behaviors in Java 1.4 and later
Design Guidelines, Porting, User Experience 2004-08-31
UnsupportedClassVersionError With J2SE 5.0 Release 4 (HTML)
QA1474: Explains problems running existing Xcode projects after upgrading to J2SE 5.0 Release 4
Tools 2006-04-14
Using the QuickTime for Java libraries on OS X (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1058: Where to locate the QTJava.zip file for inclusion in your java/javac classpath.
QuickTime 2002-04-08
Where are the LiveConnect classes on Mac OS X? (HTML)
QA1364: Locating classes necessary to build Java-Javascript communication into Java Applets on Mac OS X.
Internet & Web, Tools 2006-10-02