title: Does Tomcat 8 support Java 8?
body: <p>Is tomcat 8 (today as RC1 - see <a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.0-doc/changelog.html" rel="noreferrer">this</a>) supporting Java 8, even if it is still in beta?</p>
  
  <p>Among others Tomcat 8 supports Java EE 7:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Websockets </li>
  <li>Servlet api 3.1 (Asynch servlet support)</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I had trouble in the <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9294355/is-tomcat-7-now-compatible-with-java-7">past</a> with Tomcat 7 / Java 7, that's why I am asking this question.</p>
  
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  <p><strong>Update</strong></p>
  
  <p>An interesting article on infoq indicates that tomcat 8 is ready for java 8. Even Tomcat 7 would be.</p>
  
  <p>See the article <a href="http://www.infoq.com/news/2014/04/spring-updated-for-java8?utm_campaign=infoq_content&amp;utm_source=infoq&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_term=global" rel="noreferrer">here</a></p>
  
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  <p>If you see any compatibility issue, I will report it here.</p>