diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2d0d6112..d3e21505 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ bin
 .project
 .settings/
 /target/
+settings.json
 
 #
 manually/
diff --git a/src/main/antlr4/de/dhbwstuttgart/parser/antlr/Java8.g4 b/src/main/antlr4/de/dhbwstuttgart/parser/antlr/Java8.g4
index 9cce03a6..5188ddf6 100644
--- a/src/main/antlr4/de/dhbwstuttgart/parser/antlr/Java8.g4
+++ b/src/main/antlr4/de/dhbwstuttgart/parser/antlr/Java8.g4
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ classOrInterfaceType
 		|	interfaceType_lfno_classOrInterfaceType
 		)
 		(	classType_lf_classOrInterfaceType
+		|	interfaceType_lf_classOrInterfaceType
 		)*
 	;
 
@@ -117,6 +118,10 @@ classType
 	|	classOrInterfaceType '.' annotation* Identifier typeArguments?
 	;
 
+classTypeList
+	:	classType (',' classType)*
+	;
+
 classType_lf_classOrInterfaceType
 	:	'.' annotation* Identifier typeArguments?
 	;
@@ -275,10 +280,11 @@ typeDeclaration
 classDeclaration
 	:	normalClassDeclaration
 	|	enumDeclaration
+	|	recordDeclaration
 	;
 
 normalClassDeclaration
-	:	classModifier* 'class' Identifier typeParameters? superclass? superinterfaces? classBody
+	:	classModifier* 'class' Identifier typeParameters? superclass? superinterfaces? permittedsubclasses? classBody
 	;
 
 classModifier
@@ -288,7 +294,9 @@ classModifier
 	|	'private'
 	|	'abstract'
 	|	'static'
+	|	'sealed'
 	|	'final'
+	|	'non-sealed'
 	|	'strictfp'
 	;
 
@@ -308,6 +316,10 @@ superinterfaces
 	:	'implements' interfaceTypeList
 	;
 
+permittedsubclasses
+	:	'permits' classTypeList
+	;
+
 interfaceTypeList
 	:	interfaceType (',' interfaceType)*
 	;
@@ -562,6 +574,40 @@ enumBodyDeclarations
 	:	';' classBodyDeclaration*
 	;
 
+recordDeclaration
+	:	classModifier* 'record' Identifier typeParameters? recordHeader superinterfaces? recordBody
+	;
+
+recordHeader
+	:	'(' recordComponentList? ')'
+	;
+
+recordComponentList
+	:	recordComponent (',' recordComponent)*
+	;
+
+recordComponent
+	:	annotation* unannType Identifier
+	|	variableArityRecordComponent
+	;
+
+variableArityRecordComponent
+	:	annotation* unannType annotation* '...' Identifier
+	;
+
+recordBody
+	:	'{' recordBodyDeclaration* '}'
+	;
+
+recordBodyDeclaration
+	:	classBodyDeclaration
+	|	compactConstructorDeclaration
+	;
+
+compactConstructorDeclaration
+	:	constructorModifier* simpleTypeName constructorBody
+	;
+
 /*
  * Productions from §9 (Interfaces)
  */
@@ -745,6 +791,7 @@ statement
 	|	ifThenElseStatement
 	|	whileStatement
 	|	forStatement
+	|	switchExpression ';'?
 	;
 
 statementNoShortIf
@@ -763,6 +810,7 @@ statementWithoutTrailingSubstatement
 	|	switchStatement
 	|	doStatement
 	|	breakStatement
+	|	yieldStatement
 	|	continueStatement
 	|	returnStatement
 	|	synchronizedStatement
@@ -801,11 +849,11 @@ ifThenStatement
 	;
 
 ifThenElseStatement
-	:	'if' '(' expression ')' statementNoShortIf 'else' statement
+	:	'if' parExpression statementNoShortIf 'else' statement
 	;
 
 ifThenElseStatementNoShortIf
-	:	'if' '(' expression ')' statementNoShortIf 'else' statementNoShortIf
+	:	'if' parExpression statementNoShortIf 'else' statementNoShortIf
 	;
 
 assertStatement
@@ -814,7 +862,7 @@ assertStatement
 	;
 
 switchStatement
-	:	'switch' '(' expression ')' switchBlock
+	:	'switch' parExpression switchBlock
 	;
 
 switchBlock
@@ -835,20 +883,44 @@ switchLabel
 	|	'default' ':'
 	;
 
+switchExpression
+	:	'switch' parExpression '{' switchLabeledRule* '}'
+	;
+
+switchLabeledRule
+	:	CASE (expressionList | NullLiteral | guardedPattern) (ARROW|COLON) switchRuleOutcome
+	|	DEFAULT (ARROW|COLON) switchRuleOutcome
+	;
+
+guardedPattern
+	:	'(' guardedPattern ')'
+	|	variableModifier* annotation* Identifier ('&&' expression)*
+    |	guardedPattern '&&' expression
+    ;
+
+switchRuleOutcome
+	:	block
+    |	blockStatement*
+    ;
+	
 enumConstantName
 	:	Identifier
 	;
 
+enumConstantNameList
+	:	enumConstantName (',' enumConstantName)*
+	;
+
 whileStatement
-	:	'while' '(' expression ')' statement
+	:	'while' parExpression statement
 	;
 
 whileStatementNoShortIf
-	:	'while' '(' expression ')' statementNoShortIf
+	:	'while' parExpression statementNoShortIf
 	;
 
 doStatement
-	:	'do' statement 'while' '(' expression ')' ';'
+	:	'do' statement 'while' parExpression ';'
 	;
 
 forStatement
@@ -894,6 +966,10 @@ breakStatement
 	:	'break' Identifier? ';'
 	;
 
+yieldStatement
+	: 'yield' Identifier? ';'
+	;
+
 continueStatement
 	:	'continue' Identifier? ';'
 	;
@@ -907,7 +983,7 @@ throwStatement
 	;
 
 synchronizedStatement
-	:	'synchronized' '(' expression ')' block
+	:	'synchronized' parExpression block
 	;
 
 tryStatement
@@ -970,7 +1046,7 @@ primaryNoNewArray
 	|	'void' '.' 'class'
 	|	'this'
 	|	typeName '.' 'this'
-	|	'(' expression ')'
+	|	parExpression
 	|	classInstanceCreationExpression
 	|	fieldAccess
 	|	arrayAccess
@@ -988,7 +1064,7 @@ primaryNoNewArray_lfno_arrayAccess
 	|	'void' '.' 'class'
 	|	'this'
 	|	typeName '.' 'this'
-	|	'(' expression ')'
+	|	parExpression
 	|	classInstanceCreationExpression
 	|	fieldAccess
 	|	methodInvocation
@@ -1021,7 +1097,7 @@ primaryNoNewArray_lfno_primary
 	|	'void' '.' 'class'
 	|	'this'
 	|	typeName '.' 'this'
-	|	'(' expression ')' //done
+	|	parExpression //done
 	|	classInstanceCreationExpression_lfno_primary //done
 	|	fieldAccess_lfno_primary
 	|	arrayAccess_lfno_primary
@@ -1040,7 +1116,7 @@ primaryNoNewArray_lfno_primary_lfno_arrayAccess_lfno_primary
 	|	'void' '.' 'class'
 	|	'this'
 	|	typeName '.' 'this'
-	|	'(' expression ')'
+	|	parExpression
 	|	classInstanceCreationExpression_lfno_primary
 	|	fieldAccess_lfno_primary
 	|	methodInvocation_lfno_primary
@@ -1172,9 +1248,22 @@ constantExpression
 	:	expression
 	;
 
+constantExpressionList
+	:	constantExpression (',' constantExpression)*
+	;
+
 expression
 	:	lambdaExpression
 	|	assignmentExpression
+	|	switchExpression
+	;
+
+expressionList
+	:	expression (',' expression)*
+	;
+
+parExpression
+	:	'(' expression ')'
 	;
 
 lambdaExpression
@@ -1738,7 +1827,6 @@ Identifier
 	:	JavaLetter JavaLetterOrDigit*
 	;
 
-
 fragment
 JavaLetter
 	:	[a-zA-Z$_] // these are the "java letters" below 0x7F
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/parser/SyntaxTreeGenerator/StatementGenerator.java b/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/parser/SyntaxTreeGenerator/StatementGenerator.java
index 2b3c99fd..bcc4f841 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/parser/SyntaxTreeGenerator/StatementGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/parser/SyntaxTreeGenerator/StatementGenerator.java
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ public class StatementGenerator {
     }
 
     private Statement convert(Java8Parser.IfThenElseStatementContext stmt){
-        Expression expr = convert(stmt.expression());
+        Expression expr = convert(stmt.parExpression().expression());
         Statement thenBlock = convert(stmt.statementNoShortIf());
         Statement elseBlock = convert(stmt.statement());
         return new IfStmt(TypePlaceholder.fresh(stmt.getStart()), expr, thenBlock, elseBlock, stmt.getStart());
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ public class StatementGenerator {
     }
 
     private Statement convert(Java8Parser.WhileStatementContext stmt){
-        Expression expr = convert(stmt.expression());
+        Expression expr = convert(stmt.parExpression().expression());
         Statement block = convert(stmt.statement());
         return new WhileStmt(expr, block,stmt.getStart());
     }
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ public class StatementGenerator {
 
     private Statement convert(Java8Parser.DoStatementContext stmt){
         Statement block = convert(stmt.statement());
-        Expression expr = convert(stmt.expression());
+        Expression expr = convert(stmt.parExpression().expression());
         return new DoStmt(expr,block,stmt.getStart());
     }
 
@@ -818,8 +818,8 @@ public class StatementGenerator {
     private Expression convert(Java8Parser.PrimaryNoNewArray_lfno_primaryContext expression) {
         if(expression.literal() != null){
             return convert(expression.literal());
-        }else if(expression.expression()!=null){
-            return convert(expression.expression());
+        }else if(expression.parExpression().expression()!=null){
+            return convert(expression.parExpression().expression());
         }else if(expression.methodInvocation_lfno_primary() != null){
             return convert(expression.methodInvocation_lfno_primary());
         }else if(expression.classInstanceCreationExpression_lfno_primary() != null) {