Verify your Java version here

BANGALORE, INDIA: Since Java is open source, anybody can download it and use it for free on their respective devices. Sun Microsystems, the founder of Java, releases multiple updates on a regular basis. This ensures that the users get the best out of the programming language.

As there are multiple versions of Java and since users need to keep their respective systems updated with the latest version, there indeed arises a need for people to know the Java version that they are using currently and to find out if a particular version of Java is compatible to receive patches/updates of higher versions with much advanced functionality.

Says Ajay, a Java programmer: “Verifying the right Java version will not only result in users receiving better updates but will also result in them increasing the functionality of Java manifold.”

Thus, to enable people to test what version of Java they are using, we give a list of web portals which are the best source of verifying the currently running Java version. Check out these sites to verify your current Java version:

www.java.com: Use this site to check the current version of Java and determine what updates you will need to do Java programming efficiently.

This website also aids you in removing older versions of the programming language if you are using them.

Java Tester: This site contains all the resources you will need to verify your currently installed Java version. Java Tester also gives you tips to detect Java versions on Mac computers as well.

The portal provides you different ways and means by which you can come to know the current Java version.

Apart from the above sites, you can also detect Java using the Windows command prompt. To check out how, click here