How to change from -source 1.6 to -source 7 in IntelliJ IDEA

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I' trying to build a in IntelliJ IDEA project that is not mine and I got the following error:

java: diamond operator is not supported in -source 1.6 (use -source 7 or higher to enable diamond operator)

How do I change this setting in IntelliJ IDEA?

score 71 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 03 '14 at 15:39

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Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S (Project Structure icon)

Then change Project language level

answered Feb 03 '14 at 15:39

Ori Dar

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Just to highlight a point made in an answer below, use Command+; on Mac – DrewCo Jan 15 '16 at 22:32
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Project language level isn't enough, you have to change your module level, see Kesri and Allen answers. – WebComer Nov 07 '17 at 23:10

score 26 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 18 '15 at 16:01

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I know the OP uses IntelliJ IDEA, but Android Studio is based on IntelliJ IDEA, so I wanna say one more word.

If you use Android Studio, command+;(for Mac) or File->Project Structure, then in the open window follow the settings:

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answered Apr 18 '15 at 16:01

Allen

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Thank you I was looking everywhere for this setting. – Bob Small Aug 31 '16 at 00:52

score 21 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 23 '16 at 18:19

And, if you're working with a maven project, for sanity, remember to set the java version in the pom too.

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
            <configuration>
                <source>1.7</source>
                <target>1.7</target>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>

score 17 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 03 '14 at 15:38

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File -> Project Structure -> Sources -> Language level

You will have to reload IDEA

answered Feb 03 '14 at 15:38

senseiwu

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ketankk · Answer 5 · 2017-12-21T14:41:02.250

File->Project structure->Project Settings->Modules->Language level

Change level using drop down.

Otherwise, If you are using maven for build,

<build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.7.0</version>
                <configuration>
                    <source>1.8</source>
                    <target>1.8</target>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
</build>

Neerkoli · Answer 6 · 2016-01-21T09:13:24.553

For me, changing the Language Level in Project Structure and restarting IDEA didn't help.

I had to edit the build.gradle in core module and change the source compatibility from 1.6 to 1.7:

apply plugin: "java"

sourceCompatibility = 1.7 //changed from 1.6
[compileJava, compileTestJava]*.options*.encoding = 'UTF-8'

sourceSets.main.java.srcDirs = [ "src/" ]


eclipse.project {
    name = appName + "-core"
}

Build -> Clean Project

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 04 '16 at 15:23

For me, above answers didn't work, although they helped me solve my issue. At module level build.gradle do the following:

compileOptions {
        // I've changed below values from VERSION_1_6 to VERSION_1_7
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
    }

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