I installed jdk1.8.0_112 and write code below in build.gradle
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x
compileOptions {
sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
}
i received this error
JavaScript
Error:Jack is required to support java 8 language features. Either enable Jack or remove sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8.
Can anyone help me?
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Answer
from https://developer.android.com/guide/platform/j8-jack.html, you also need following:
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defaultConfig {
jackOptions {
enabled true
}
}
UPDATE
Note that Jack toolchain is now deprecated https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/03/future-of-java-8-language-feature.html