How to switch between two JDKs in Android Studio?

Asked May 14 '15 at 17:40

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Assuming:

My preferred IDEs are Android Studio and Intellij+plugin

I only have access to one work station and that it is impractical to use a virtual environment.

I need to be able to use Java 7 for my other projects

I want my apps to run on Android devices predating 4.0

If possible, how would I ensure that my IDE is compiling code using JDK 1.6 instead of 1.7 if both are present on the machine?

edited May 14 '15 at 18:05

asked May 14 '15 at 17:40

Regress.arg

If you have your minSdk version set to 4.0 or lower, it will automatically compile for java 6 as far as I'm aware. – Jonas Czech May 14 '15 at 17:44
@ericbn Android Studio is IntelliJ Idea based, not Eclipse based. – Luiggi Mendoza May 14 '15 at 17:48
@LuiggiMendoza, you're correct! – ericbn May 14 '15 at 17:49
If I have a designated section for assumptions, I probably should have put the IDE preference there. – Regress.arg May 14 '15 at 18:04
Would I need to do anything differently in having two jdks installed on the same machine? – Regress.arg May 14 '15 at 18:15
You might want to see the screenshots I posted as an answer to [this question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21747254/getting-compile-error-for-diamond-operator-in-idea-ide). This will show you how to choose language level and JDK version (project SDK) for intelliJ. – May 14 '15 at 18:18
Do I even need to install jdk 6? – Regress.arg May 14 '15 at 18:19

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