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Error:java: invalid source release: 11 when attempting to run JavaFX IntelliJ [duplicate]

Using JavaFX with the language set to 8 I am able to run my project, however when the language is set to 11 I receive the error Error:java: invalid source release: 11 I cannot find any other news on ...
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how do i solve my unique java error: invalid source release: 1.- [duplicate]

I know there are lots of similar questions to this one, but they don't cover my situation: "1.-", where the - isn't a placeholder or a negative number but is exactly what the error log ...
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Error: Java: invalid target release: 11 - IntelliJ IDEA

I am trying to build an application which was built using java 8, now it's upgraded to java 11. I installed Java 11 using an oracle article in my windows machine and I use IntelliJ IDEA 2017 as my IDE....
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javac: invalid target release: 1.8

I recently downloaded JDK 1.8.0.0_06 that comes bundled with NetBeans. I then got to find out that my JavaFx project, that I have been developing in Java 1.7 won't compile in Java 1.8, and so I ...
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Unable to compile using Java 1.7 in Jetbrains Intellij after moving from 1.6 to 1.7 (maven based project)

Using Jetbrains 11.2 project based on a Maven project. Then I required to move to 1.7. I have 1.7 installed , I updated my pom.xml and I can rebuild the whole package using maven okay. I've modified ...
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Class file has wrong version 55.0, should be 52.0 (IntelliJ)

Originally, when trying to compile the maven project in IntelliJ, I got the following error: Error:java: invalid source release: 11 I then began by following some of the solutions here: Error:java: ...
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JDK version updated, now Karate tests cannot be found [duplicate]

Today our IT department initialized an automatic uninstall of Java JDK 14 due to some security concern. I downloaded the latest, JDK 16, and updated all of my project settings using this as a guide: ...
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invalid source release: 1.8 while Gradle build [duplicate]

I have the following line in my build.gradle sourceCompatibility = 1.8 And when I compile it, the following error occurs: FAILURE: Build failed with an exception. * What went wrong: Execution ...
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Spring Boot & Security - test fails to compile on Intellij: 'Empty test suite'

I'm not much of a Spring guru and was wondering if someone can help me. I'm going through a Spring Security example found here: https://github.com/FutureProcessing/spring-boot-security-example I ...
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Why do I still get an invalid source release error when downgrading from Java 9 to Java 8?

I downgraded my IntelliJ java project from java 9 to java 8. I followed all the steps in this answer, but when running the project I still get this error: "Error: java: invalid source release: 1.9". ...
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Not able to run Junit test cases in IntelliJ version : community 2017.2, error : Information:java: Errors occurred while compiling module 'XXXXX'

Not able to run Junit test cases in IntelliJ version : community 2017.2, same was working fine with old versions. I have found two links link1 and link2 but not able to resolve the issue. Please help....
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Error java: invalid source release 1.8

I am trying to make a GUI in java using the GUI builder in IntelliJ. I created some objects using the GUI builder and it worked fine, but then when I tried running the main method, I first got the ...
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