Ice provides two distinct Java mappings:

• Java Compat
  This mapping is largely source-compatible with prior Ice for Java releases.
  
  
• Java
  This is a new mapping introduced in Ice 3.7. It requires Java 8 or later.

This chapter describes the Java mapping.

Selecting the Java Mapping

slice2java, the Slice-to-Java translator, generates code for the Java mapping by default.