Android Question JDK 8 or 15 ?

[abhishek007p]

which version of java JDK to install JDK 8 or latest 15 ?? the b4x page says install 8.

 

[MikeSW17]

Just follow the instructions here: Installation Instructions.
There's no version 15 mentioned. You only have a choice of 'Oracle Java 8' or 'OpenJDK 11'. OpenJDK is preferred but requires a 64bit Windows OS.
VERY IMPORTANT though, is to un-zip the package you choose with 7-Zip as Windows Explorer (sometimes?) Corrupts the Folder Structure .

 

[AnandGupta]

See,

SLC & Java 11

Hello Since switching to Open JDK 11 my library does not seem to compile anymore using SLC. When I switch back to JDK 1.8, everything compiles just fine again. So for now I keep both and when I have to compile my library I temporarily switch to Java 8 and then for compiling my app I switch back...

www.b4x.com

Regards,

Anand

 

[Sagenut]

As an alternative you can install OpenJDK 11 or 14.
Version 15 it's not yet supported by B4X.
But as @AnandGupta said, you must evaluate possible problems with some components.

 

[agraham]

To avoid obscure problems use either Java 8 or JDK 11 from the B4A product page.

B4A – The simple way to develop native Android apps

B4A includes all the features needed to quickly develop any type of Android app. B4A is used by tens of thousands of developers from all over the world, including companies such as NASA, HP, IBM and others.

www.b4x.com

Unzip archives using 7-Zip as File Explorer can get the folder structure wrong - Even Microsoft admits this, a few days ago I downloaded a zip from a Microsoft site that explicitly said to not use File Explorer ?