Java check latest version programmatically

Question

Goal: check java\'s version on a machine (I can get this from java -version). Compare it with latest available from java website

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Answer 1

@MarcelStör's solution no longer works - the version in the file is 1.8.0_51, while the actual latest version is 1.8.0_91/92. If you go to the Java test page in Firefox or Chrome and open the development console you can get the variable latest8Version which currently is 1.8.0_91. This could be wrapped in a Selenium/Firefox solution, but is an incredibly hacky way of getting this information.