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# Miscellaneous Features

- Byte, Short, and Void Classes
  Bytes and shorts are accommodated as wrapped numbers by adding new classes `Byte` and `Short`. The abstract class `Number` gets two new concrete methods: `byteValue` and `shortValue`; the default implementations of these use `intValue` method. Also includes a new class `Void` that is an uninstantiable placeholder class.

- The @deprecated Tag
  Used within documentation comments to mark classes and members as "no-longer-preferred", and directs the developer to replacement classes and members.

- Accessing Resource Files
  APIs that provide a mechanism for locating resource files in a way that is independent of the location of the resources. For example, this mechanism can locate a resource file whether it is an applet loaded from the net using multiple HTTP connects, an applet loaded using JAR files, or a "library" installed in the CLASSPATH.

- APPLET Tag
  Enhancements to the <APPLET> tag defined in HTML. Loads applets in the applet viewer or a web browser.

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