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

Assuming you have already downloaded Jdk 1.8. You have to make sure your eclipse version supports Jdk 1.8. Click on "Help" tab and then select "Check for Updates". Try again.