Install multiple versions of JDK and switch between them via CLI on MAC OSX:

(Updated to include newer JDK versions)

1) Install the Oracle JDKs from here, as needed for dev work:
1.6: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-java-archive-javase6-downloads.html
1.7: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/javase7-archive-downloads.html
1.8: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/javase8u211-later-archive-downloads.html

1.11: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/jdk11-archive-downloads.html

1.17: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/#JDK17

2) Add the following to the ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
#Set JAVA_HOME to latest version of JAVA_HOME (recommended)
export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home)
 
#Set alias options to dynamically change JAVA_HOME to particular JDK
alias jdk6=' export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.6.0) '

alias jdk7=' export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7.0) '

alias jdk8=' export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8.0) '

alias jdk11=' export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 11) '

alias jdk17=' export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 17) '

3) To switch between the versions of JDK, run the command jdkXX, for example:

#Default version as listed above will always set the JAVA_HOME to the latest version as determined by java_home:
$ java -version
java version "1.8.0_60"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_60-b27)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.60-b23, mixed mode)
 
$ jdk6
$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_65"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_65-b14-468-11M4833)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.65-b04-468, mixed mode)
 
$ jdk7
$ java -version
java version "1.7.0_72"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_72-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.72-b04, mixed mode)

$ jdk11

$ java -version

java version "11.0.11" 2021-04-20 LTS

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.11+9-LTS-194)

Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11.0.11+9-LTS-194, mixed mode)

$ jdk17

$ java -version

java version "17" 2021-09-14 LTS

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 17+35-LTS-2724)

Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 17+35-LTS-2724, mixed mode, sharing)

Add new Java SDK to IntelliJ CE

Sourced from: https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/help/sdks-java.html

File -> Project Structure -> SDKs -> Java SDK -> [+] -> Locate JAVA_HOME of intended JDK

Set alias options to dynamically change JAVA_HOME to particular JDK in Mac OSX (Yosemite)

Add the following to ~/.zshrc  or ~/.bashrc:

#Set alias options to dynamically change JAVA_HOME to particular JDK
alias jdk16 = ' export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.6) '
alias jdk17 = ' export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7) '
alias jdk18 = ' export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8) '


Re-source the rc file to pickup changes on the terminal:
$source ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc



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