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AI-generatedCompilation error when using var in Java submissions on LeetCode
Users who wish to write concise Java code with features introduced after Java 8, such as local‑variable type inference (var), switch expressions, or the HttpClient API, encounter compilation failures when submitting to LeetCode. The platform’s execution environment currently defaults to OpenJDK 8, which does not recognize these newer language constructs, lea