EclipseLink 4.0
The primary focus of the EclipseLink 4.0 release is support for Jakarta EE 10 APIs.
Main features and changes include:
- Jakarta EE Platform 10 support
- Java 11, 17 support
In addition to the features highlighted above, this release also includes a substantial number of bug fixes and enhancements:
Other important changes and updates include:
- JPA 3.1 - UUID implementation
- JPA 3.1 - ORM 3.1 implementation
- JPA 3.1 - new functions in the criteria query
- JPA 3.1 - Local date, local time support
- JPA 3.1 - New math functions in the JPQL
- JSON datatype support
Standards
EclipseLink remains focused on delivering support for the latest standards. EclipseLink 4.0 offers certified support for:
Support (non-certified)
EclipseLink also offers support (non-certified) for:
- Jakarta XML Binding 4.0
- Jakarta JSON Processing 2.1
- Service Data Objects (SDO) 2.1.1 - JSR 235
Deprecated Functionality
CORBA and RMI support
Service Data Objects (SDO)
DB servers and Application servers not being supported by their corresponding vendors as of November 01, 2022
Retention Policy
The previous EclipseLink 3.0, 2.7 releases will remain available for download from the previous releases page where they will remain for a minimum period of 2 years before becoming available for archival.
Future Releases
For more information about future planned EclipseLink releases and patch sets please refer to the releases section of the project summary.
