How to pass -source 1.4 argument in Eclipse

[Bharat Roy]

I want to use "assertion" using Eclipse but don't know where to pass -source 1.4 argument. Kindly help.

[Tim Holloway]

It's done on your Project. Select Preferences/Java Compiler and set Source Compatibility to 1.4 (or higher).

There's also a hyperlink there to set preferences for the entire workspace.

[Bharat Roy]

Tim, thanks for the reply but its not working.

The Eclipse editor is complaining, "Syntax error on token assert" - which is not possible as it is getting compiled and run using notepad and command line.

I checked as you said and the default for the project is Java 1.4 version.

BTW I am using Eclipse 3.1.1 if that helps.

[Christophe Verré]

Did you check the compliance option ?

Window->Preferences->Java->Compiler->Compliance and Classfiles

Unchech "Use default compliance settings", and set the "source compatiblitiy" to 1.4.

[Bharat Roy]

Thanks Satou, it worked