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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T19:08:47+00:00 2026-05-15T19:08:47+00:00

How do I compile a java program in a different version if I have

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How do I compile a java program in a different version if I have 1.6 and I want it compiled in 1.5? Would it be like…

javac -target1.5 tileGen

But when I do that I get:

error: Class names, ’tileGen’, are only accepted if annotation processing is exp
licitly requested
1 error

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    2026-05-15T19:08:48+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 7:08 pm

    The problem is that javac takes the name of a source file (ending in `.java) not the name of a class.

    Try

    javac -target 1.5 tileGen.java
    

    instead.

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