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Nick Mucci
Nick Mucci

Reputation: 155

Continuously getting the java: invalid source release: 1.9 error when compiling

I have attempted to fix this problem using the various forums on this site, but nothing has helped. I tried similar techniques as used to fix other people's 1.8 errors, but nothing has worked. I have my java class file under my source folder and no imports, I just simply want a basic output message to make sure intelliJ is working as it should. Can anyone offer any advice?

Upvotes: 13

Views: 18557

Answers (2)

Danny Meyer-Kristensen
Danny Meyer-Kristensen

Reputation: 126

Just in case anyone stumbles onto the same problem and the above answer doesn't solve it, my issue was resolved doing the following (I was using Gradle):

  1. Open the your-project-name.ipr file.
  2. Verify the following line:

<bytecodeTargetLevel target="1.xx" />

Mine was set to 1.10. I changed it to 1.08 (which my project SDK was set to) and the problem was solved.

Upvotes: 0

Srikanth Balaji
Srikanth Balaji

Reputation: 2718

Here change the language level to 1.8 or lesser. This changes the target release version.

Go to file -> settings -> Build Execution and Deployment -> Java -> Compiler

Here change the language level to 1.8 or lesser. This changes the source release version.

File -> Project Structure -> Module Settings -> Tab: Source: Language Level

and also here,

File -> Project Structure -> Project(In left pane) -> Project language level

Upvotes: 31

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