Use Java 7 to compile my project, but use Java 8 to run my tests in Gradle

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I am currently deploying my war on a weblogic server that supports java 7 , but would like to use Java 8 in my selenium and Junit tests .

How can I specify in my Gradle construct to use 1.7 to compile and build my WAR while my tests are running with 1.8 ?

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hvccninja Mar 01 '16 at 15:06

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alexbt · Answer 1 · 2016-06-04T17:03:51+0000

Divide sources and tests into 2 modules. Then indicate each module source and target level:

 allprojects { sourceCompatibility = 1.7 targetCompatibility = 1.7 }

A building with JDK1.8 will create a bank / war for 1.7. Just override this for your test project and set it to 1.8.

Check this out: compiling-a-project-with-different-java-source-compatibility