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List of Java class file format major version numbers?

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Problem

I saw this list of major version numbers for Java in another post:

Java
Major version

25
69

24
68

23
67

22
66

21
65

20
64

19
63

18
62

17
61

16
60

15
59

14
58

13
57

12
56

11
55

10
54

9
53

8
52

7
51

6
50

5
49

1.4
48

1.3
47

1.2
46

1.1
45

1.0.2
45

Where does this list come from? Is there a specific reference for this? Preferably something that shows minor versions too?

Solution

These come from the class version. If you try to load something compiled for java 6 in a java 5 runtime you'll get the error, incompatible class version, got 50, expected 49. Or something like that.

See here in byte offset 7 for more info.

Additional info can also be found here.

Context

Stack Overflow Q#9170832, score: 162

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