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'''JavaHelp''' is a software library which provides a help viewer for [[Java]] programs it is embedded into. Its file format is composed of:<ref>V. 2.0 specification (see [[#Specifications]]), p. 13</ref>
* the "HelpSet", a [[Jar]] (i.e. [[ZIP]]) file, containing:
** the HelpSet ''File'', extension .hs<ref>V. 2.0 specification, section 4.1</ref>, an [[XML]] file which serves as the main format for the HelpSet, holding basic information and references to the other files;
** "map file"(s), extension .jhm<ref>V. 2.0 specification, section 3.2.1</ref>, XML files that map topic IDs (strings identifying individual help topics) to HTML content files;
** a table of contents, in XML (extension just .xml<ref>V. 2.0 specification, section 3.4.1</ref>);
** an index, in XML (extension just .xml<ref>V. 2.0 specification, section 3.5.1</ref>);
** a glossary, in XML (extension just .xml<ref>V. 2.0 specification, section 3.6.1</ref>);
** a number of content pages, in [[HTML]];
* a "favorites" file storing the user's favorite pages, located at <code>/.JavaHelp/Favorites.xml</code> in their home directory.

JavaHelp has not seen development since 2007<ref>https://github.com/javaee/javahelp/blob/master/jhMaster/JavaHelp/README</ref>, and had ceased working in the newest Java version as of 2018<ref>https://github.com/javaee/javahelp/issues/47</ref>.

== Specifications ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000823130011/http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp/spec-1.0.pdf V. 1.0 specification]
* JavaHelp distribution (see [[#Software]]) → jhMaster/JavaHelp/doc/public-spec/V2.0/JavaHelp_V2_0_Specification.pdf

== Software ==
* [https://github.com/javaee/javahelp Repository]

== Links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990202204752/http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp/ First website] (1999-2008)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090122050912/http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/javahelp/ Second website] (2008-2011)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161114110144/https://javahelp.java.net/ Third website] (2011-2017)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070810175034/http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/javahelp-interest.html Mailing list archives]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051207033937/http://java.sun.com:80/products/javahelp/javahelpwp.pdf Early whitepaper]
* [https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-0913/819-0913.pdf V. 2.0 user's guide]
* [[Wikipedia:JavaHelp]]

== See Also ==
* [[Oracle Help]]
* [[CHM]]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Sun]]
[[Category:Oracle]]

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	JavaHelp has not seen development since 2007<ref>https://github.com/javaee/javahelp/blob/master/jhMaster/JavaHelp/README</ref>, and had ceased working in the newest Java version as of 2018<ref>https://github.com/javaee/javahelp/issues/47</ref>.		JavaHelp has not seen development since 2007<ref>https://github.com/javaee/javahelp/blob/master/jhMaster/JavaHelp/README</ref>, and had ceased working in the newest Java version as of 2018<ref>https://github.com/javaee/javahelp/issues/47</ref>.
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		+	The JavaHelp format heavily resembles that of [[Oracle Help]], and, judging from the abundance of information about the early development of JavaHelp, it came first. However, when and how Oracle Help came to resemble JavaHelp is unclear.

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 == Links ==
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990202204752/http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp/ First website] (1999-2008)
+* Website
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090122050912/http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/javahelp/ Second website] (2008-2011)
+** [https://web.archive.org/web/19990202204752/http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp/ First website] (1999-2008)
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161114110144/https://javahelp.java.net/ Third website] (2011-2017)
+** [https://web.archive.org/web/20090122050912/http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/javahelp/ Second website] (2008-2011)
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070810175034/http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/javahelp-interest.html Mailing list archives]
+** [https://web.archive.org/web/20161114110144/https://javahelp.java.net/ Third website] (2011-2017)
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20051207033937/http://java.sun.com:80/products/javahelp/javahelpwp.pdf Early whitepaper]
 * [https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-0913/819-0913.pdf V. 2.0 user's guide]