This evolution comes after the successful integration of pattern matching with the instanceof operator introduced in Java 16 with JEP 394. Consider a situation where you have a record, Point, and ...

Learn how to use pattern-matching features in your Java programs, including pattern matching with switch statements, when clauses, sealed classes, and a preview of primitive type pattern matching ...

Furthermore, the update seeks to rectify the exclusion of primitive type patterns in the pattern matching for instanceof and switch, which had limited Java's expressiveness.

Two OpenJDK draft proposals would enhance the expressiveness of pattern matching in Java and boost data-oriented queries, potentially previewing in Java 17.

In addition to enhanced preview features such as the Class-File API, the JDK brings innovations in pattern matching and opens up the documentation for Markdown.