How does Spring use Java 8 classes, yet it runs on Java 7?
问题 I recently downloaded the source code for the Spring MVC (Version 4.0.2.RELEASE) module within the Spring Framework. My intention is to run against the actual source code for the module instead of the actual .jar file. (Long story, only for testing purposes). After downloading the source code, I removed the jar file from my project, compiled and deployed to the server. When I hit one of the URLs handled by the dispatcher servlet I was presented with the error: org.springframework.beans