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how to run java 7 project in eclipse neon 2?

my project was built in java 7.i have to run that project in neon 2. so I installed java 7 but when I start the eclipse it shows the error and eclipse terminated. error: Version 1.7.0_79 of the JVM is not suitable for this product. version:1.8 or greater is required.

Solution

  • Open eclipse.ini and add 

    -vm
path_to_your_jdk8/bin/javaw.exe

    Note: do this before -vmargs

    In project properties ,in compiler options change compiler to java 8 and build the project ..