On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 5:04 PM, Josh Elser <josh.el...@gmail.com> wrote:
> <snip> Also, some quick searching leads me to believe that 1.6 bytecode will run > on a 1.7 JVM, but not vice versa. Does anyone know if this is the case? I > apologize if I'm bringing up an already-discussed subject. > <snip> > Just to confirm, the JDK7 compatibility guide says JDK7 compiled code won't work on a Java 6 VM[1]: > The class file version for Java SE 7 is 51, as per the JVM Specification, because of the invokedynamic byte code > introduced by JSR 292. Version 51 class files produced by the Java SE 7 compiler cannot be used in Java SE 6. [1]: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/compatibility-417013.html#binary -- Sean
