I see JRE all over the place, but i can not be sure which JDK is compiling my code. How do i find out?
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Actually Eclipse has its own compiler. You can develop java apps using only the JRE and Eclipse
Alexandre Jasmin
2010-04-04 07:39:27
Oh? Could you explain why that is?
JavaRocky
2010-04-04 07:40:52
I think the main reason is that unlike javac it can compile files incrementally as you edit them.
Alexandre Jasmin
2010-04-04 07:45:52
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You can still check/set which JDK version you want to compile to. If you go to Window->Preferences, then click "Java" from the menu on the left and then "Compiler". The first setting allows you to see which JDK version is being complied with.
I know this doesn't directly answer your question since JDK isn't actually compiling it, but hopefully it helps!
Michael Patterson
2010-04-04 07:43:46
Thanks for the answer. See my new question. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2573861/eclipse-crash-course-for-intellij-developer
JavaRocky
2010-04-04 07:54:47