'assert' in Eclipse @ 1.4

Question

Hi,
I am coding the following line in Eclipse:
assert true;The IDE keepsgiving me compile time error:
Syntax error on token "assert", AssignmentOperator expected after this token.It does not like the syntax. My Java compile level is at 1.4, and ofcourse, its recognizing 'assert' as a keyword. It's just that it's not happy with the way I am coding it.
Any clue?

Answer 1

At
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~matuszek/cit594-2004/Pages/eclipse-faq.html
you find the answer:
How do I get the assert statement to work?
Go to Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Compiler -> Compliance and Classfiles
and set the Compiler Compliance Level to 1.4. This tells the compiler to recognize and allow assert statements, but does not enable them.
In Eclipse 3, the settings are a little fussier. Go to Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Compiler -> Compliance and Classfiles and set:
Compiler Compliance Level: to 1.4
Use default compliance settings to unchecked
Generated .class files compatibility: to 1.4
Source compatibility: to 1.4
Disallow identifiers called 'assert': to Error
Compiler Compliance Level to 1.4
To enable (make active) assert statements, you must set a flag to the compiler. Go to Run -> Run... -> Arguments, and in the box labeled VM arguments:, enter either -enableassertions or just -ea. Accept the changes and close the dialog.