How to find the JVM version from a program?
JavaJvmVersionJava Problem Overview
I want to write a sample Java file in which I want to know the JVM version in which the class is running. Is there a way?
Java Solutions
Solution 1 - Java
System.getProperty("java.version") returns what you need.
You can also use JMX if you want:
ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getVmVersion()
Solution 2 - Java
Use:
System.getProperty("java.version");
Where java.version can be replaced with one of the many other system properties related to the current Java version. Here is a table of them:
Property Value (OpenJDK 12) Value (Oracle JRE 8u201) Value (Sun JRE 5u22) Description
------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
java.version "12" "1.8.0_201" "1.5.0_22" Java Runtime Environment version, which may be interpreted as a Runtime.Version
java.version.date "2019-03-19" null null Java Runtime Environment version date, in ISO-8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, which may be interpreted as a LocalDate
java.vendor "Oracle Corporation" "Oracle Corporation" "Sun Microsystems Inc." Java Runtime Environment vendor
java.vendor.version null null null Java vendor version
java.vendor.url "https://java.oracle.com/" "http://java.oracle.com/" "http://java.sun.com/" Java vendor URL
java.vendor.url.bug "https://bugreport.java.com/bugreport/" "http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/" "http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi" Undocumented
java.specification.name "Java Platform API Specification" "Java Platform API Specification" "Java Platform API Specification" Java Runtime Environment specification name
java.specification.vendor "Oracle Corporation" "Oracle Corporation" "Sun Microsystems Inc." Java Runtime Environment specification vendor
java.specification.version "12" "1.8" "1.5" Java Runtime Environment specification version, whose value is the feature element of the runtime version
java.vm.name "OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM" "Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM" "Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM" Java Virtual Machine implementation name
java.vm.vendor "Oracle Corporation" "Oracle Corporation" "Sun Microsystems Inc." Java Virtual Machine implementation vendor
java.vm.version "12+33" "25.201-b09" "1.5.0_22-b03" Java Virtual Machine implementation version which may be interpreted as a Runtime.Version
java.vm.info "mixed mode, sharing" "mixed mode" "mixed mode" Undocumented
java.vm.specification.name "Java Virtual Machine Specification" "Java Virtual Machine Specification" "Java Virtual Machine Specification" Java Virtual Machine specification name
java.vm.specification.vendor "Oracle Corporation" "Oracle Corporation" "Sun Microsystems Inc." Java Virtual Machine specification vendor
java.vm.specification.version "12" "1.8" "1.0" Java Virtual Machine specification version, whose value is the feature element of the runtime version
java.runtime.name "OpenJDK Runtime Environment" "Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment" "Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition" Undocumented
java.runtime.version "12+33" "1.8.0_201-b09" "1.5.0_22-b03" Undocumented
java.class.version "56.0" "52.0" "49.0" Java class format version number
jdk.debug "release" null null Undocumented
sun.java.launcher "SUN_STANDARD" "SUN_STANDARD" "SUN_STANDARD" Undocumented
sun.management.compiler "HotSpot 64-Bit Tiered Compilers" "HotSpot 64-Bit Tiered Compilers" "HotSpot 64-Bit Server Compiler" Undocumented
Sources:
- Output of
java -XshowSettings:all -versionfor a variety of JVM versions. - Java API Reference documentation for
System.getProperties()
Solution 3 - Java
It seems the java.specification.version is the best one for the job.
E.G.
java.specification.version 1.6
java.version 1.6.0_23
java.vm.version 19.0-b09
java.runtime.version 1.6.0_23-b05
Solution 4 - Java
Simply a case of calling System.getProperty("java.version").
Solution 5 - Java
Just simply call,
System.out.println(System.getProperty("java.specification.version"));
System.out.println(System.getProperty("java.runtime.version"));
Example output:
9
9+176
Solution 6 - Java
Below java code returns JVM versions which are available in your current IDE
List<VirtualMachineDescriptor> descriptors = VirtualMachine.list();
for (VirtualMachineDescriptor descriptor : descriptors) {
System.out.println("Found JVM: " + descriptor.displayName());
try {
VirtualMachine vm = VirtualMachine.attach(descriptor);
String version = vm.getSystemProperties().getProperty("java.runtime.version");
System.out.println(" Runtime Version: " + version);
String connectorAddress = vm.getAgentProperties().getProperty("com.sun.management.jmxremote.localConnectorAddress");
if (connectorAddress == null) {
connectorAddress = vm.getAgentProperties().getProperty("com.sun.management.jmxremote.localConnectorAddress");
}
JMXServiceURL url = new JMXServiceURL(connectorAddress);
JMXConnector connector = JMXConnectorFactory.connect(url);
MBeanServerConnection mbs = connector.getMBeanServerConnection();
ObjectName threadName = new ObjectName(ManagementFactory.THREAD_MXBEAN_NAME);
Integer threadCount = (Integer)mbs.getAttribute(threadName, "ThreadCount");
System.out.println(" Thread count: " + threadCount);
}
catch (Exception e) {
// ...
}
output:
Found JVM: /home/.../STS IDE/sts-bundle/sts-3.7.2.RELEASE//plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.3.100.v20150511-1540.jar -os linux -ws gtk -arch x86_64 -showsplash -launcher /home/.../STS IDE/sts-bundle/sts-3.7.2.RELEASE/STS -name STS --launcher.library /home/.../STS IDE/sts-bundle/sts-3.7.2.RELEASE//plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.x86_64_1.1.300.v20150602-1417/eclipse_1612.so -startup /home/.../STS IDE/sts-bundle/sts-3.7.2.RELEASE//plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.3.100.v20150511-1540.jar --launcher.overrideVmargs -exitdata 1ad000f -product org.springsource.sts.ide -vm /usr/bin/java -vmargs -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.7 -Xms40m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -Xverify:none -Xmx1200m -jar /home/.../STS IDE/sts-bundle/sts-3.7.2.RELEASE//plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.3.100.v20150511-1540.jar
Runtime Version: 1.8.0_91-b14
Found JVM: com.intellij.idea.Main
Runtime Version: 1.8.0_91-b14
Found JVM: Test
Runtime Version: 1.7.0_80-b15
Solution 7 - Java
Depending on what one needs, the other answers can help.
In my case, they didn't. I was looking for the "fully qualified" version information of a IBM JDK.
So, the "real" answer can be: just dump all system properties and check if there is one that gives you what you are looking for.
In my case; I found that the IBM JDK knows a
Property: java.fullversion
> JRE 1.8.0 IBM J9 2.8 Linux amd64-64 Compressed References 20161013_322271 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled) > > J9VM - R28_Java8_SR3_20161013_1635_B322271 > > JIT - tr.r14.java.green_20161011_125790 > > GC - R28_Java8_SR3_20161013_1635_B322271_CMPRSS J9CL - 20161013_322271
Solution 8 - Java
Since Java 9 we have a new static method: Runtime.version().
The object returned has interesting methods such as feature() or compareToIgnoreOptional() what might be easier to work with (e.g. Runtime.version().feature() >= 11).
Solution 9 - Java
Information about versions is stored as a properties of System class.
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/System.html#getProperties%28%29
Solution 10 - Java
System.getProperty("sun.arch.data.model");
Java 32 Bit and 64 Bit Control
Integer vers = Integer.parseInt(System.getProperty("java.version").split("\\.")[1]);
String bitMode = System.getProperty("sun.arch.data.model").toString();
System.out.println(vers);
System.out.println(bitMode);
Output :
6
32