Lambda expressions don't work in Java 8?

Question

I have a virtual machine running Windows XP SP3 32-bit. On this machine I installed the Java SE JDK 8 build b44 Developer Preview from here.

I also installed the Jav

Answer 1

You need to download the binaries which contain the Lambda expressions feature. Try downloading from here http://jdk8.java.net/lambda/. I remember reading in the mailing list that the lambda expression branch is being merged in the main JDK8 build, but not sure if its been done. But I use the build from the Lambda project page.