Package org.gradle.jvm.toolchain

Interface JavaLanguageVersion

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<JavaLanguageVersion>

public interface JavaLanguageVersion
extends java.lang.Comparable<JavaLanguageVersion>

Represents a Java Language version

Since:

6.7

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	asInt()	Return this version as a number, 14 for Java 14.
boolean	canCompileOrRun(int otherVersion)	Indicates if this version can compile or run code based on the passed in language version.
boolean	canCompileOrRun(JavaLanguageVersion other)	Indicates if this version can compile or run code based on the passed in language version.
static JavaLanguageVersion	current()	Get the current (i.e., the current runtime) Java Language version.
static JavaLanguageVersion	of(int version)
static JavaLanguageVersion	of(java.lang.String version)
java.lang.String	toString()	Return this version as a String, "14" for Java 14.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

of

static JavaLanguageVersion of(int version)

of

static JavaLanguageVersion of(java.lang.String version)

current

@Incubating
static JavaLanguageVersion current()

Get the current (i.e., the current runtime) Java Language version.

Returns:

the current Java Language version

Since:

8.8

asInt

int asInt()

Return this version as a number, 14 for Java 14.

Given the type used, this method returns the simple version even for versions lower than 5.

Returns:

the version number

See Also:

toString()

toString

java.lang.String toString()

Return this version as a String, "14" for Java 14.

This method will return 1.<version> when the version is lower than 5.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the version number

Since:

6.8

canCompileOrRun

boolean canCompileOrRun(JavaLanguageVersion other)

Indicates if this version can compile or run code based on the passed in language version.

For example, Java 14 can compile or run code from Java 11, but not the opposite.

Parameters:

other - the language version to check

Returns:

true if this version can compile or run code from the other version, false otherwise

canCompileOrRun

boolean canCompileOrRun(int otherVersion)

Indicates if this version can compile or run code based on the passed in language version.

For example, Java 14 can compile or run code from Java 11, but not the opposite.

Parameters:

otherVersion - the language version to check, as an int

Returns:

true if this version can compile or run code from the other version, false otherwise