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A valid class file starts with <code>0xcafebabe</code>, followed by the minor version as unsigned short, followed by the major version, as unsigned short.
A valid class file starts with <code>0xcafebabe</code>, followed by the minor version as unsigned short, followed by the major version, as unsigned short.


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Revision as of 18:59, 12 June 2021

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Overview

A valid class file starts with 0xcafebabe, followed by the minor version as unsigned short, followed by the major version, as unsigned short.

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Playground

The following project produces a bytecode-version.jar that reads the bytecode version from a Java class:

https://github.com/ovidiuf/playground/tree/master/java/bytecode/bytecode-version/README.md