How to scan Java8 code with SonarQube 9.9 LTS

[gogoginni (Joy Sarkar)]

How to scan Java8 code with Maven on SonarQube 9.9 LTS. Shall we need to use both java versions on my machine, then run mvn install using the java 8 and then run the sonarscanner using Java 11?

[Colin]

Take a look at the documentation on Scanner Environment.

@gogoginni

Shall we need to use both java versions on my machine, then run mvn install using the java 8 and then run the sonarscanner using Java 11?

If you can’t compile with Java 11 targeting Java 8, yes.