and System properties. Additionally it contains an inheritable enum type, an exception structure that
supports multiple types of nested-Exceptions, basic enhancements to java.util.Date and a series of utlities dedicated to help with
building methods, such as hashCode, toString and equals.
</p>
</section>
<sectionname="Latest Release">
<p>The latest release of Apache Jakarta Commons Lang is version 2.0. It is available (from mirrors) in <ahref="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/binindex.cgi">binary</a> and <ahref="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/sourceindex.cgi">source</a> downloads. The <ahref="http://www.apache.org/dist/jakarta/commons/lang/RELEASE-NOTES.txt">release notes</a> explain all of the changes and bugs that were fixed between 1.0.1 and 2.0. In addition, <ahref="http://jdiff.sourceforge.net/">JDiff</a> has been used to create a <ahref="http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/lang/Commons-Lang-1.0.1-to-2.0/changes.html">report</a> on the differences between 1.0.1 and 2.0. </p>
</section>
<sectionname="Documentation">
<p>
An alphabetical list of the packages may be found in the <ahref="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/~checkout~/jakarta-commons/lang/STATUS.html">lang status document</a>.
</p>
<p>
The <ahref="http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/lang/api/index.html">JavaDoc API documents</a> are available online.
</p>
</section>
<sectionname="Bugs">
<p>
Bugs may be reported via the Bugzilla Management system. The following links may prove useful:
</p>
<ul>
<li><ahref="http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/createaccount.cgi">Create a Bugzilla account</a></li>
<li><ahref="http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Commons">Submit a bug report</a></li>
<li><ahref="http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&email1=&emailtype1=substring&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=substring&emailreporter2=1&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&product=Commons&component=Lang&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&keywords=&keywords_type=anywords&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&newqueryname=&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time">All Lang bugs</a></li>
<li><ahref="http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&email1=&emailtype1=substring&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=substring&emailreporter2=1&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&product=Commons&component=Lang&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&keywords=&keywords_type=anywords&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&newqueryname=&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time">All open Lang bugs</a></li>
Oct 17, 2003 - <ahref="http://www.builder.com/">Builder.com</a> has an article on Commons Lang v1.0 entitled <ahref="http://builder.com.com/article.jhtml?id=u00320021017yan01.htm&page=1&vf=tt">Jakarta Commons Lang project offers centralized utility functions</a> [and in <ahref="http://www.zdnet.com.cn/developer/tech/story/0,2000081602,39077840,00.htm">chinese</a>, and in <ahref="http://www.zdnet.de/builder/artikel/architect/200212/jakarta_utility_01-wc.html">german</a>].
</li>
<li>
<ahref="http://maven.apache.org">Maven</a>, <ahref="http://jdiff.sourceforge.net/">JDiff</a>, <ahref="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/">PMD</a>, <ahref="http://www.cs.umd.edu/~pugh/java/bugs/">FindBugs</a> and <ahref="http://www.thecortex.net/clover/">Clover</a> have all been of use in the latest release of Commons Lang.
