intellij idea - Gradle - Could not target platform: 'Java SE 8' using tool chain: 'JDK 7 (1.7)'

Question

I am trying to import Gradle project in Intellij Idea with local Gradle distrib and getting stacktrace with the following message: Could not target platform: 'Java SE 8' using tool chain: 'JDK 7 (1.7)'. Could anyone explain please what could be the reason?

Answer 1

This is what worked for me (Intellij Idea 2018.1.2):

1) Navigate to: File -> Settings -> Build, Execution, Deployment -> Build Tools -> Gradle

2) Gradle JVM: change to version 1.8

3) Re-run the gradle task