JDK 1.7 String switch statement is not working

Question

[Fixed]

Thanks to @Visil below (accepted answer). I added the recommended code to build.gradle and waited after syncing gradle. The following popped up shortly after that...

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Original Question

I am doing some Android programming with Android Studio 0.5.9, and I wanted to have some String switch statements. I set up everything, but the compiler is complaining that it cannot handle them.

String Switch-statements were introduced in JDK 1.7 so I am confused as to why I cannot do this.

Just to prove I am using JDK 1.7, you can check the image below... enter image description here

...also, my machine has JDK 1.8 installed... enter image description here

...what's up with this?

[UPDATE]

File >> Other Settings >> Default Settings

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File >> Other Settings >> Default Project Structure

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Build.gradle

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you must set the language level in Intellij. The level is standard 1.6. You find this in the projekt settings — schlagi123, Jul 06 '14 at 10:51
I use only Intellij, but Android studio is based on Intellij. Steps in Intellij: 1. File -> Project Structure 2. Projekt 3. Projekt Language Level. — schlagi123, Jul 06 '14 at 10:56
I added to screenshots of some other settings I seen with the JDK. Everything is set to Java (JDK) 1.7 — Christopher Rucinski, Jul 06 '14 at 11:02
I found nothing. One tip, use Intellij. In intellij is everthing what is in android studio (http://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2013/05/intellij-idea-and-android-studio-faq/ http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/) — schlagi123, Jul 06 '14 at 11:24
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/56837/discussion-between-christopher-rucinski-and-schlagi123). — Christopher Rucinski, Jul 06 '14 at 11:26
How does your build.gradle look like http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17637179/how-to-set-source-1-7-in-android-studio-and-gradle ? — harism, Jul 06 '14 at 11:26

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 06 '14 at 11:25

Please check your gradle source compatibilty configuration:

With Android KitKat (buildToolsVersion 19) you can use the diamond operator, multi-catch, strings in switches, try with resources, etc. To do this, add the following to your build file:
android {
    compileSdkVersion 19
    buildToolsVersion "19.0.0"

    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 7
        targetSdkVersion 19
    }

    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
    }
}
Note that you can use minSdkVersion with a value earlier than 19, for all language features except try with resources. If you want to use try with resources, you will need to also use a minSdkVersion of 19.

You also need to make sure that Gradle is using version 1.7 or later of the JDK. (And version 0.6.1 or later of the Android Gradle plugin.)

http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide#TOC-Using-sourceCompatibility-1.7

Also, I did add the ComplileOptions and saved. The problem is still there. I might completely restart Android Studio just to make sure it takes effect — Christopher Rucinski, Jul 06 '14 at 11:39

JDK 1.7 String switch statement is not working

[Fixed]

Original Question

[UPDATE]

File >> Other Settings >> Default Settings

File >> Other Settings >> Default Project Structure

Build.gradle

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