Assuming you are using Eclipse, on a MAC you can:
- Launch
Eclipse.app
- Choose
Eclipse -> Preferences
- Choose
Java -> Installed JREs
- Click the
Add...
button
- Choose
MacOS X VM
as the JRE type. Press Next.
- In the "JRE Home:" field, type
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.7.0.jdk/Contents/Home
- You should see the system libraries in the list titled "JRE system libraries:"
- Give the JRE a name. The recommended name is
JDK 1.7
. Click Finish.
- Check the checkbox next to the JRE entry you just created. This will cause Eclipse to use it as the default JRE for all new Java projects. Click OK.
- Now, create a new project. For this verification, from the menu, select
File -> New -> Java Project
.
- In the dialog that appears, enter a new name for your project. For this verification, type Test17Project
- In the JRE section of the dialog, select
Use default JRE (currently JDK 1.7)
- Click Finish.
Hope this helps