How can I resolve the following Java error?

Question

I'm trying to use Parallel for loops from https://github.com/tantaman/commons. After importing the code to Eclipse, I get the error from the following function

public static String asURLSafeBase64String(UUID uuid) {
    try {
        return URLEncoder.encode(Base64Utils.trim(new sun.misc.BASE64Encoder().encode(UUIDUtils.asByteArray(uuid))), "UTF-8");
    } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return "";
}

with the following error

Access restriction: The method 'CharacterEncoder.encode(byte[])' is not API (restriction on required library 'C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_25\lib\rt.jar')

I'm using Java 8 by the way. How can I resolve this error?

Seems like you dont have access to your Java folder on your Windows. If you cannot amend the access, try installing JDK into different location. — Zyga, Jan 21 '15 at 17:22
possible duppicate http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5549464/import-sun-misc-base64encoder-got-error-in-eclipse — emeraldjava, Jan 21 '15 at 17:23
i am guessing they finally removed that encoder (it's been considered deprecated for several versions). iirc, java 8 introduced an "official" base64 encoder/decoder, you should be using that. — him, Jan 21 '15 at 17:59

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 11 '15 at 18:22

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Switched back to Java version 7 solved the problem.

answered Mar 11 '15 at 18:22

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How can I resolve the following Java error?

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