Why is it that I always find the answer right after I post, even though I looked for it before? Disregard the newbie this time!

This might be a little controversial, but I promise that it's asked in innocence. I'm mainly just curious...

But can Java use DirectX? I know that OpenGL is superior for multiple platforms, but with most consumer graphics cards on Windows, DirectX is much faster (usually). So anyone ever used Java with DirectX? Or is it possible?