Re: [jdt-dev] Using var keyword with Java 8 target

[Stefan Reich <stefan.reich.maker.of.eye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmm, could you point me to where in the compiler the "var" keyword is handled? I'm happy to patch things myself :)

Thanks

On Mon, 5 Apr 2021 at 05:55, Manoj Palat <manoj.palat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Stefan,
You are right that var is at compiler level since the type is inferred by the compiler.
However, since var was introduced at Java 10 as per the language specification, we cannot provide var at Java 8 level.

Thanks,
Manoj

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Subject: [EXTERNAL] [jdt-dev] Using var keyword with Java 8 target

Hi,

the "var" keyword is solely implemented on the compiler level, yes? So then, is it possibly to give an ECJ compiler flag that allows me to use the var keyword in code compiled for Java 8?

I'd really like to keep Java 8 compatibility, but the var keyword is so incredibly convenient...

Greetings,
Stefan

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