Choose 'Create New Project' from the QuickStart panel.Choose 'Create project from scratch'.Ĭlick Finish.You are now ready to use Java 7 for your development.If you had already been using IDEA you need to add JDK 1.7 and select it for the project.Press F4 to bring up the Project Settings window.At the top of the second column, click the + icon. Click Next.Provide a name for the project. Click OK.Now, create a new project.Ĭlick Next.Keep the default source directory. For this verification, from the menu, select File -> New -> Java Project.In the dialog that appears, enter a new name for your project. For this verification, type Test17ProjectIn the JRE section of the dialog, select 'Use default JRE (currently JDK 1.7)'.Now, create a Java class to run.

From the Categories list, choose Sources For this verification, select 'Java Application'Accept all of the default settings, and click Finish.Next, right-click on the project name and choose Properties.In the Categories list, choose Libraries.Next to Java Platforms, choose 'JDK 1.7' (or the name of the JDK you entered earlier) from the popup.If you want to use Java 7 language features, do the following: Click Finish.Now, create a new project.įrom the menu, select File -> New -> Class.Name the class Java17Test.

In the Source/Binary Format field choose 'JDK 7'.Now, let's make sure the new JDK is being used to run your code. Or type command-shift-G.Type /Applications/Utilities into the dialog box. Click the Go button.Find Java Preferences.app in the window and double-click it. You should see a window that looks like this:You should see a JDK named 'Java 7 SE', with version 1.7.0_04. Click and drag it to the top of the list.Now, find Terminal.app in the window and double-click it.Terminal.app opens. If a window does not open, choose Shell -> New Window -> And confirm you are running JDK 1.7.0_04.To use this JDK with Netbeans, you need to add it as a platform in the Java Platform ManagerNavigate to the JDK's folder.

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