“variable is accessed from within inner class needs to be declared final” error

Question

I\'ve got this error while trying to use a local member of one class in inner class inside. I know that declare it as final will solve the issue but I read that Java 8 should ha

Answer 1

I think you should change your language level from "Project Structure" -> "Module" -> "your project name" -> "Source" -> "Language Level" and set it to 8

Answer 2

I know that declare it as final will solve the issue but I read that Java 8 should handle it automatically.

Java 8 will handle it if the variable is effectively final.

I can think of two possible explanations:

1. Maybe the variable is not effectively final. Try explicitly declaring it as final. If you get a compilation error (e.g. saying that something is trying to modify the final) then the variable isn't effectively final.

2. Maybe you haven't configured Intellij and the project properly for Java 8; e.g.

   • Set the source level; see @saman's answer
   • Check you have the right JDK selected: Java 8 doesn't compile on Intellij15