Eclipse + Java 8 support?

Question

How can I get Java 8 to work with Eclipse?

I have followed this guide but doesn\'t work. I\'ve also seen the Eclipse Java 8 wiki page, but they don\'t explain what

Answer 1

As already stated here:

The Kepler release does not include Java 8 support, as Java 8 still isn't released yet. Try again with the next Eclipse release or use Eclipse beta releases like the one by e(fx)clipse. Have a look at this bug report from time to time for progress on Java 8 in Eclipse's JDT.

EDIT: Starting with I20140318-0830 all Luna (4.4) builds contain support for Java 8. The final version of Eclipse Luna (4.4) will be released at the end of June 2014. For Kepler SR2 (4.3.2) a feature patch needs to be installed.