Can I use a library compiled with Java 8 in a Java 7 application?

Question

A simple question: if I have an application compiled with Java 7, can I use a library compiled with Java 8 with it? Of course, Java 8 is installed.

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Codeversum Jan 18 '15 at 11:07

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Nikolas · Answer 1 · 2019-05-10T13:25:48+0000

To leave the question unanswered, I copied the comment from fge (emphasizes mine):

If you are using the Java 8 JVM, yes; if you run the Java 7 JVM, then no (you will get if you try). UnsupportedClassVersionError