Using NetBeans 8 but getting below compilation error for Lambda expression

Question

I am using NetBeans 8. When my code contains a Lambda expression and I try to compile, I get the following error message:

lambda expression not expected here

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Answer 1

Download JDK 1.8 to resolve this issue. change the JAVA_HOME environment variables path to jdk_1.8. Right Click on the project folder which has the above mentioned compilation error and select properties. In Sources tab change the source/binary format to JDK 8. In libraries change Java Platform to JDK 1.8.