Editing Java (programming language) (section)

== Editions ==
{{See also|Free Java implementations#Class library}}
{{Java platforms}}
Sun has defined and supports four editions of Java targeting different application environments and segmented many of its [[application programming interface|APIs]] so that they belong to one of the platforms. The platforms are:
* [[Java Card]] for smart-cards.<ref name="java_card">{{cite web |url=https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/embedded/javacard/overview/ |title=Java Card Overview |publisher=Oracle |work=Oracle Technology Network |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107034738/http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/embedded/javacard/overview/ |archive-date=January 7, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Java Platform, Micro Edition]] (Java ME) – targeting environments with limited resources.<ref name="java_me">{{cite web |url=https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/embedded/javame/ |title=Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) |publisher=Oracle |work=Oracle Technology Network |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104210546/http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/embedded/javame/ |archive-date=January 4, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Java Platform, Standard Edition]] (Java SE) – targeting workstation environments.<ref name="java_se">{{cite web |url=https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/overview/ |title=Java SE |publisher=Oracle |work=Oracle Technology Network |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224184532/http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/overview/ |archive-date=December 24, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Java Platform, Enterprise Edition]] (Java EE) – targeting large distributed enterprise or Internet environments.<ref name="java_ee">{{cite web |url=https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/overview/ |title=Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) |publisher=Oracle |work=Oracle Technology Network |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217155326/http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/overview/ |archive-date=December 17, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Class (computer programming)|classes]] in the Java APIs are organized into separate groups called [[Java package|packages]]. Each package contains a set of related [[Interface (Java)|interfaces]], classes, subpackages and [[exception handling|exceptions]].

Sun also provided an edition called [[PersonalJava|Personal Java]] that has been superseded by later, standards-based Java ME configuration-profile pairings.