Eclipse JDK 1.8 not working

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I installed JDK 1.8. When I look at Preferences > Java > Installed JREs, the only thing on the list is jdk1.8.0_60.

But when I look at Preferences > Java > Installed JREs > Execution Environments, I don't see anything above JavaSE-1.7. None of my projects can use JDK 1.8.

I've tried Googling for an answer to this, but all I get are pages that talk about how to install JDK 1.8. I've also tried reinstalling JDK 1.8 and Eclipse and that didn't work. I have no idea what could possibly be wrong.

What compiler do you see being used? Preferences > Java > Compiler. — yogidilip, Oct 20 '15 at 21:32
Did your jdk and jre both installed properly? What do you see in your control panel > java > view? Also make sure your JAVA_HOME is setup properly once jdk is installed. — yogidilip, Oct 20 '15 at 21:44
In Control Panel, it says that my platform is 1.8. Also tried configuring JAVA_HOME and that didn't work. — Kevin Stevens, Oct 20 '15 at 22:59

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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I finally found the answer here: Programming Java 8 in Eclipse

"I just went to the Eclipse Marketplace from inside of Eclipse (Help/Eclipse Marketplace...) and installed the "Java 8 support for Eclipse Kepler SR2""

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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answered Oct 21 '15 at 01:37

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This is rather old, you would do better to move to the current version of Eclipse (Eclipse Mars) which has improved Java 8 support. – greg-449 Oct 21 '15 at 06:51

Eclipse JDK 1.8 not working

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