Jakarta Expression Language 5.0 (under development)
Jakarta Expression Language defines an expression language for Java applications.
Plan
The plan for the release is to tackle the open issues for the API component including:
- Potential extensions to the API to support Jakarta Faces
- Support for default methods
- Potentially removing the dependency on the java.desktop JPMS module
- Remove deprecated methods from API
Backwards compatibility
Backward compatibility issue include:
- Removal of deprecated methods
- Removing the java.desktop dependency may create compatibility issues. The extent of those issues will be a factor in deciding whether to proceed with this or not.
Optional features
None
Minimum Java SE version
The JDK version required will be aligned with Jakarta EE 10.
TCK Updates
The following TCK updates will be required:
- Updated signatures
- New tests for any new features
- Changes to support the removal of the java.desktop dependency (if implemented)
Release Record
Release Record
Compatible Implementations
Ballots
Plan Review
The Plan Review Specification Committee Ballot concluded successfully on 12/05/2021 (May 12th 2021) with the following results.
| Representative |
Representative for: |
Vote |
| Kenji Kazumura |
Fujitsu |
+1 |
| Dan Bandera, Kevin Sutter |
IBM |
+1 |
| Ed Bratt, Dmitry Kornilov |
Oracle |
+1 |
| Andrew Pielage, Matt Gill |
Payara |
+1 |
| Scott Stark, Mark Little |
Red Hat |
No vote |
| David Blevins, Jean-Louis Monteiro |
Tomitribe |
+1 |
| Ivar Grimstad |
EE4J PMC |
+1 |
| Marcelo Ancelmo, Martijn Verburg |
Participant Members |
+1 |
| Werner Keil |
Committer Members |
+1 |
| Dr. Jun Qian |
Enterprise Members |
+1 |
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Total |
9 |
This ballot was conducted on the public e-mail list jakarta.ee-spec@eclipse.org. This ballot thread begins here.
Release Review
The Release Review Specification Committee Ballot concluded successfully on TBD with the following results.
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Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Fujitsu |
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| IBM |
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| Oracle |
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| Payara |
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| Red Hat |
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| Tomitribe |
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| EE4J PMC |
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| Participant Members |
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This ballot was conducted on the public e-mail list jakarta.ee-spec@eclipse.org. This ballot thread begins here.
