ICPC Java

Epigone · Post by **Epigone** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:50 am

I know that the OJ disallows many Java classes. I have been unable to find the ICPC's take on the issue. Does anyone know the Java rules, specs, whatever for regionals and finals?

Andrew Neitsch · Post by **Andrew Neitsch** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:13 pm

In Rocky Moutain Regionals, we had the full API from a link on the desktop, and there was a FAQ entry giving a full solution to one of the practice problems in Java, so that you could see how to do the File I/O.

It took us longer to get a test Java BigInteger sample to work at the practice than to solve all the problems in the real contest ;).

Maniac · Post by **Maniac** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 2:39 pm

I don't know about all regionals and finals, but at the NWERC (north west europe) Java is fully supported (with maybe some unimportant restrictions). My team has succesfully competed in several NWERC's using Java.

But why don't you just ask your contest director?

Per · Post by **Per** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:54 pm

Java is fully supported in the World Finals as well.
And as far as I can remember, one also had access to the API documentation.

Niaz · Post by **Niaz** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:32 pm

Why JAVA is restricted here ?
I think the restrictions in using some options is decreasing the chance to make Java popular in this Judge.