[NETBEANS-3965] Source code "var" issue

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 12.0, 11.2, 11.3
• Fix Version/s: 12.1
• Component/s: java - Compiler, java - Editor, platform - Action Items
• Labels: compile-error

Environment

Apache Netbeans
OpenJDK 11.0.2
Gradle 6.4.1

• Assignee: Arunava Sinha
• Reporter: Netbeans User 2019
• Created: 06/Mar/20 11:03
• Updated: 05/Feb/21 22:03
• Resolved: 05/Aug/20 05:48

Description

var File[] = file.list();

on editor: do no show any issue

on action items: there is no issue visible about that

on gradle: fails in compile

on old-style project (Java with Ant > Java Application): run without issue, but if you explicitly try build you get "error: 'var' is not allowed as an element type of an array