When compiling class initializers and class initialization blocks, the Java compiler stores the compiled bytecode (in top-down order) in a special method named <clinit>().

Class loaders also are able to load classes dynamically at runtime, which allows Java programs to be more flexible and adaptable. This feature is particularly useful for applications that need to ...

Java currently supports only primitive types and object references. Project Valhalla extends this by introducing inline classes which are new types that exhibit some behaviors of both types of value.

Dynamic loading of Java classes at runtime provides tremendous flexibility in the development of enterprise systems. It provides for the basis of "application servers", and allows even simpler, ...