Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Interfaces
• Deprecated Classes
• Deprecated Exceptions
• Deprecated Fields
• Deprecated Methods
• Deprecated Constructors

Deprecated Interfaces

java.security.Certificate
Use java.security.cert.Certificate

java.rmi.server.LoaderHandler

java.rmi.registry.RegistryHandler

java.rmi.server.RemoteCall

java.rmi.server.Skeleton

Deprecated Classes

java.security.Identity
Use java.security.KeyStore, java.security.cert package, and java.security.Principal

java.security.IdentityScope
Use java.security.KeyStore, java.security.cert package, and java.security.Principal

java.io.LineNumberInputStream
Use LineNumberReader

java.rmi.server.LogStream

java.rmi.server.Operation

javax.security.auth.Policy
Use Policy.getPermissions(java.security.ProtectionDomain) and ProtectionDomain.ProtectionDomain(java.security.CodeSource, java.security.PermissionCollection, ClassLoader, java.security.Principal[]) to establish a policy's permissions for a principal.

java.security.Signer
Use java.security.KeyStore, java.security.cert package, and java.security.Principal

java.io.StringBufferInputStream
Use StringReader

Deprecated Exceptions

java.rmi.RMISecurityException
use SecurityException instead

java.rmi.ServerRuntimeException

java.rmi.server.SkeletonMismatchException

java.rmi.server.SkeletonNotFoundException

Deprecated Fields

java.rmi.server.LogStream.BRIEF

java.net.HttpURLConnection.HTTP_SERVER_ERROR
Use HTTP_INTERNAL_ERROR

java.lang.SecurityManager.inCheck
Use checkPermission

java.rmi.server.LoaderHandler.packagePrefix

java.rmi.server.LogStream.SILENT

java.lang.Character.UnicodeBlock.SURROGATES_AREA

java.rmi.server.LogStream.VERBOSE

Deprecated Methods

java.lang.ThreadGroup.allowThreadSuspension(boolean)
Required deprecated method suspend().

java.lang.SecurityManager.checkMulticast(InetAddress, byte)
use SecurityManager#checkMulticast(java.net.InetAddress)

java.lang.SecurityManager.classDepth(String)
Use checkPermission

java.lang.SecurityManager.classLoaderDepth()
Use checkPermission

java.lang.Thread.countStackFrames()
The results of this call were never well defined. To make things worse, it would depend if the Thread was suspended or not, and suspend was deprecated too.

java.lang.SecurityManager.currentClassLoader()
Use checkPermission

java.lang.SecurityManager.currentLoadedClass()
Use checkPermission

java.net.URLDecoder.decode(String)
use URLDecoder#decode(String, String) instead

java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(byte[], int, int)
Use defineClass(String, byte[], int, int)

java.lang.Thread.destroy()
May cause deadlocks.

java.rmi.server.Skeleton.dispatch(Remote, RemoteCall, int, long)

java.rmi.server.RemoteCall.done()

java.rmi.server.RemoteRef.done(RemoteCall)

java.net.URLEncoder.encode(String)
use URLEncoder#encode(String, String) instead

java.security.SignatureSpi.engineGetParameter(String)

java.security.SignatureSpi.engineSetParameter(String, Object)
Replaced with engineSetParameter(AlgorithmParameterSpec)

java.rmi.server.RemoteCall.executeCall()

java.security.Security.getAlgorithmProperty(String, String)
Use AlgorithmParameters and KeyFactory instead

java.sql.ResultSet.getBigDecimal(int, int)
Gets the value of a column specified as a column index as a java.math.BigDecimal.

java.sql.CallableStatement.getBigDecimal(int, int)
Use getBigDecimal(int parameterIndex) or getBigDecimal(String parameterName)

java.sql.ResultSet.getBigDecimal(String, int)
Gets the value of a column specified as a column name, as a java.math.BigDecimal.

java.lang.String.getBytes(int, int, byte[], int)
Use getBytes() or getBytes(String)

java.sql.Time.getDate()
This method is deprecated and must not be used. An SQL Time object does not have a Date component.

java.util.Date.getDate()
use Calendar.get(Calendar.DATE)

java.sql.Time.getDay()
This method is deprecated and must not be used. An SQL Time object does not have a Day component.

java.util.Date.getDay()
use Calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK)

java.net.URLConnection.getDefaultRequestProperty(String)
Use getRequestProperty().

java.rmi.server.LogStream.getDefaultStream()

java.sql.Date.getHours()
This method is deprecated and must not be used. SQL Date values do not have an hours component.

java.util.Date.getHours()
use Calendar.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY)

java.lang.SecurityManager.getInCheck()
Use checkPermission

java.rmi.server.RemoteCall.getInputStream()

java.lang.Runtime.getLocalizedInputStream(InputStream)
Use InputStreamReader

java.lang.Runtime.getLocalizedOutputStream(OutputStream)
Use OutputStreamWriter

java.sql.DriverManager.getLogStream()
Gets the log PrintStream used by the DriverManager and all the JDBC Drivers.

java.sql.Date.getMinutes()
This method is deprecated and must not be used. SQL Date values do not have a minutes component.

java.util.Date.getMinutes()
use Calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE)

java.sql.Time.getMonth()
This method is deprecated and must not be used. An SQL Time object does not have a Month component.

java.util.Date.getMonth()
use Calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH)

java.rmi.server.Operation.getOperation()

java.rmi.server.Skeleton.getOperations()

java.rmi.server.RemoteCall.getOutputStream()

java.rmi.server.LogStream.getOutputStream()

java.security.Signature.getParameter(String)

java.rmi.server.RemoteCall.getResultStream(boolean)

java.sql.Date.getSeconds()
This method is deprecated and must not be used. SQL Date values do not have a seconds component.

java.util.Date.getSeconds()
use Calendar.get(Calendar.SECOND)

java.rmi.server.RMIClassLoader.getSecurityContext(ClassLoader)

java.rmi.server.LoaderHandler.getSecurityContext(ClassLoader)

java.util.Date.getTimezoneOffset()
use (Calendar.get(Calendar.ZONE_OFFSET) + Calendar.get(Calendar.DST_OFFSET)) / 60000

java.net.MulticastSocket.getTTL()
Replaced by getTimeToLive

java.net.DatagramSocketImpl.getTTL()
Replaced by getTimeToLive

java.sql.ResultSet.getUnicodeStream(int)
Use getCharacterStream.

Gets the value of the column as an InputStream of Unicode characters.

java.sql.ResultSet.getUnicodeStream(String)
Use getCharacterStream

Gets the value of the column as an InputStream of Unicode characters.

java.sql.Time.getYear()
This method is deprecated and must not be used. An SQL Time object does not have a Year component.

java.util.Date.getYear()
use Calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR) - 1900

java.lang.SecurityManager.inClass(String)
Use checkPermission

java.lang.SecurityManager.inClassLoader()
Use checkPermission

java.rmi.server.RemoteRef.invoke(RemoteCall)

java.lang.Character.isJavaLetter(char)
Use isJavaIdentifierStart

java.lang.Character.isJavaLetterOrDigit(char)
Use isJavaIdentifierPart

java.lang.Character.isSpace(char)
Use isWhitespace

java.rmi.dgc.VMID.isUnique()

java.rmi.server.RMIClassLoader.loadClass(String)

java.rmi.server.LoaderHandler.loadClass(String)

java.rmi.server.LoaderHandler.loadClass(URL, String)

java.rmi.server.LogStream.log(String)

java.rmi.server.RemoteRef.newCall(RemoteObject, Operation[], int, long)

java.util.Date.parse(String)
use DateFormat

java.rmi.server.LogStream.parseLevel(String)

java.io.DataInputStream.readLine()
Use BufferedReader

java.io.ObjectInputStream.readLine()
Use BufferedReader

java.rmi.registry.RegistryHandler.registryImpl(int)

java.rmi.registry.RegistryHandler.registryStub(String, int)

java.rmi.server.RemoteCall.releaseInputStream()

java.rmi.server.RemoteCall.releaseOutputStream()

java.lang.Thread.resume()
Used with deprecated method Thread.suspend().

java.lang.ThreadGroup.resume()
Requires deprecated method Thread.resume().

java.lang.System.runFinalizersOnExit(boolean)
This method is unsafe.

java.lang.Runtime.runFinalizersOnExit(boolean)
This method is unsafe.

java.util.Properties.save(OutputStream, String)
Does not throw an IOException, use store()

java.net.MulticastSocket.send(DatagramPacket, byte)
use MulticastSocket#setTimeToLive

java.sql.Time.setDate(int)
This method is deprecated and must not be used. An SQL Time object does not have a Date component.

java.util.Date.setDate(int)
use Calendar.set(Calendar.DATE, day)

java.net.URLConnection.setDefaultRequestProperty(String, String)
Use setRequestProperty().

java.rmi.server.LogStream.setDefaultStream(PrintStream)

java.sql.Date.setHours(int)
This method is deprecated and must not be used. SQL Date values do not have an hours component.

java.util.Date.setHours(int)
use Calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hour)

java.sql.DriverManager.setLogStream(PrintStream)
Sets the Print Stream to use for logging data from the DriverManager and the JDBC drivers.

Use setLogWriter instead.

java.sql.Date.setMinutes(int)
This method is deprecated and must not be used. SQL Date values do not have a minutes component.

java.util.Date.setMinutes(int)
use Calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, minute)

java.sql.Time.setMonth(int)
This method is deprecated and must not be used. An SQL Time object does not have a Month component.

java.util.Date.setMonth(int)
use Calendar.set(Calendar.MONTH, month)

java.rmi.server.LogStream.setOutputStream(OutputStream)

java.security.Signature.setParameter(String, Object)
Replaced with setParameter(AlgorithmParameterSpec)

java.rmi.server.RemoteStub.setRef(RemoteStub, RemoteRef)

java.sql.Date.setSeconds(int)
This method is deprecated and must not be used. SQL Date values do not have a seconds component.

java.util.Date.setSeconds(int)
use Calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, second)

java.net.MulticastSocket.setTTL(byte)
Replaced by setTimeToLive

java.net.DatagramSocketImpl.setTTL(byte)
Replaced by setTimeToLive

java.sql.PreparedStatement.setUnicodeStream(int, InputStream, int)
Sets the value of a specified parameter to the characters from a supplied InputStream, with a specified number of bytes.

javax.sql.rowset.BaseRowSet.setUnicodeStream(int, InputStream, int)

java.net.URLStreamHandler.setURL(URL, String, String, int, String, String)
use setURL(URL, String String, int, String, String, String, String, String)

java.sql.Time.setYear(int)
This method is deprecated and must not be used. An SQL Time object does not have a Year component.

java.util.Date.setYear(int)
use Calendar.set(Calendar.YEAR, year + 1900)

java.lang.Thread.stop()

java.lang.ThreadGroup.stop()
Requires deprecated method Thread.stop().

java.lang.Thread.stop(Throwable)

java.lang.Thread.suspend()
May cause deadlocks.

java.lang.ThreadGroup.suspend()
Requires deprecated method Thread.suspend().

java.util.Date.toGMTString()
use DateFormat

java.util.Date.toLocaleString()
use DateFormat

java.rmi.server.Operation.toString()

java.rmi.server.LogStream.toString()

java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream.toString(int)
Use toString()

java.util.Date.UTC(int, int, int, int, int, int)
use: Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT")); cal.set(year + 1900, month, day, hour, minute, second); cal.getTime().getTime();

java.rmi.server.LogStream.write(byte[], int, int)

java.rmi.server.LogStream.write(int)

java.io.ObjectOutputStream.PutField.write(ObjectOutput)
This method is unsafe and may corrupt the output stream. Use ObjectOutputStream#writeFields() instead.

Deprecated Constructors

java.sql.Date(int, int, int)
Please use the constructor Date( long ) Constructs a Date object corresponding to the supplied Year, Month and Day.

java.util.Date(int, int, int)
use GregorianCalendar(int, int, int)

java.util.Date(int, int, int, int, int)
use GregorianCalendar(int, int, int, int, int)

java.util.Date(int, int, int, int, int, int)
use GregorianCalendar(int, int, int, int, int, int)

java.util.Date(String)
use DateFormat

java.rmi.server.Operation(String)

java.rmi.RMISecurityException(String)

java.rmi.RMISecurityException(String, String)

java.rmi.ServerRuntimeException(String, Exception)

java.rmi.server.SkeletonMismatchException(String)

java.rmi.server.SkeletonNotFoundException(String)

java.rmi.server.SkeletonNotFoundException(String, Exception)

java.net.Socket(InetAddress, int, boolean)
As of JDK 1.1, replaced by Socket

java.net.Socket(String, int, boolean)
As of JDK 1.1, replaced by Socket

java.io.StreamTokenizer(InputStream)
Use StreamTokenizer(Reader)

java.lang.String(byte[], int)
Use String(byte[]) or String(byte[], String) instead

java.lang.String(byte[], int, int, int)
Use String(byte[], int, int) instead

java.sql.Time(int, int, int)
Please use the constructor Time( long ) Constructs a Time object using the supplied values for Hour, Minute and Second. The Year, Month and Day elements of the Time object are set to 1970, January, 1 reflecting the Epoch (Time in milliseconds = 0).

Any attempt to access the Year, Month or Day elements of a Time object will result in an IllegalArgumentException.

Result is undefined if any argument is out of bounds.

java.sql.Timestamp(int, int, int, int, int, int, int)
Please use the constructor Timestamp( long ) Returns a Timestamp corresponding to the time specified by the supplied values for Year, Month, Date, Hour, Minutes, Seconds and Nanoseconds