Change JRE in NetBeans project

Question

I have a NetBeans project which is using the JRE 1.4 environment which means I can\'t use generics.

How can I change the project to use 1.6 (?) so I can use generics

Answer 1

• In the Project tab, Right Click on the Project and select Properties.In the Library category select Java Platform JDK 1.6.
• Then, in the Source category select Source/Binary Format JDK6.
• This assumes that you installed JDK 1.6 and NetBeans knows about this.
• JDK 1.6 must be known to NetBeans as a Java Platform.
• From the menu select Tools->Java Platform Manager.
• If JDK 1.6 is not in the list you can add it there.