Why won't eclipse switch the compiler to Java 8?

Question

I checked out a Java project from SVN in eclipse and realized that it requires Java 8 because it uses lambdas etc. I installed the eclipse addon for Java 8 and restarted ecl

Answer 1

I had the similar problem with eclipse kepler.I have followed these steps to resolve it

• Go to Help in Eclipse and Oper Eclipse Market Place option.
• Search for jdk 1.8 for kepler
• Install the required plugin.
• Restart the eclipse.

for reference, refer this link http://techno-terminal.blogspot.in/2016/05/jdk-18-compiler-compliance-is-not.html