# Module java.base

module java.base
Defines the foundational APIs of the Java SE Platform.

Providers:
  The JDK implementation of this module provides an implementation of the jrt file system provider to enumerate and read the class and resource files in a run-time image. The jrt file system can be created by calling `FileSystems.newFileSystem(URI.create("jrt:/"))`.

Since:
  9
Tool Guide:
  java java launcher, keytool
Module Graph:

- ## Packages

  Exports
  Package
  Description
  java.lang.foreign
  Provides low-level access to memory and functions outside the Java runtime.