Does Tomcat 6 support Java 8

Question

We are currently using Tomcat 6.0.20 and Java 7, but there is plan to get upgraded to Java 8. So wanted to know if Tomcat 6 would support Java 8.

Answer 1

Yes it should as mentioned in release notes here:

Tomcat 6.0 is designed to run on Java SE 5.0 and later.

Answer 2

Tomcat 6.x is designed to run on JDK 5.0 and later version. So it will support. But Tomcat 6.x cannot run on JDK 1.4 and older releases.

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