38  *
  39  * <p>Note that additional source version constants will be added to
  40  * model future releases of the language.
  41  *
  42  * @author Joseph D. Darcy
  43  * @author Scott Seligman
  44  * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
  45  * @since 1.6
  46  */
  47 public enum SourceVersion {
  48     /*
  49      * Summary of language evolution
  50      * 1.1: nested classes
  51      * 1.2: strictfp
  52      * 1.3: no changes
  53      * 1.4: assert
  54      * 1.5: annotations, generics, autoboxing, var-args...
  55      * 1.6: no changes
  56      * 1.7: diamond syntax, try-with-resources, etc.
  57      * 1.8: lambda expressions and default methods
  58      * 1.9: To be determined
  59      */
  60 
  61     /**
  62      * The original version.
  63      *
  64      * The language described in
  65      * <cite>The Java&trade; Language Specification, First Edition</cite>.
  66      */
  67     RELEASE_0,
  68 
  69     /**
  70      * The version recognized by the Java Platform 1.1.
  71      *
  72      * The language is {@code RELEASE_0} augmented with nested classes as described in the 1.1 update to
  73      * <cite>The Java&trade; Language Specification, First Edition</cite>.
  74      */
  75     RELEASE_1,
  76 
  77     /**
  78      * The version recognized by the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition,

  38  *
  39  * <p>Note that additional source version constants will be added to
  40  * model future releases of the language.
  41  *
  42  * @author Joseph D. Darcy
  43  * @author Scott Seligman
  44  * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
  45  * @since 1.6
  46  */
  47 public enum SourceVersion {
  48     /*
  49      * Summary of language evolution
  50      * 1.1: nested classes
  51      * 1.2: strictfp
  52      * 1.3: no changes
  53      * 1.4: assert
  54      * 1.5: annotations, generics, autoboxing, var-args...
  55      * 1.6: no changes
  56      * 1.7: diamond syntax, try-with-resources, etc.
  57      * 1.8: lambda expressions and default methods
  58      * 9: To be determined
  59      */
  60 
  61     /**
  62      * The original version.
  63      *
  64      * The language described in
  65      * <cite>The Java&trade; Language Specification, First Edition</cite>.
  66      */
  67     RELEASE_0,
  68 
  69     /**
  70      * The version recognized by the Java Platform 1.1.
  71      *
  72      * The language is {@code RELEASE_0} augmented with nested classes as described in the 1.1 update to
  73      * <cite>The Java&trade; Language Specification, First Edition</cite>.
  74      */
  75     RELEASE_1,
  76 
  77     /**
  78      * The version recognized by the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition,