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Android Build a Simple Android App with Java Basic Android Programming Accessing Views in Code: Declaring Variables

Collin Bottomlee
Collin Bottomlee
553 Points
Posted by Collin Bottomlee
Collin Bottomlee
553 Points

Alt+Enter not working to import TextView?

At about 3:20 in the video, Ben says to hit Alt+Enter to import the TextView into the Java code. I repeated those steps and nothing happened. I read another question where someone else had a similar problem, but the answers to that didn't lead me anywhere, not sure what to do.

5 Answers

Dávid Cichý
Dávid Cichý
1,201 Points
Dávid Cichý
Dávid Cichý
1,201 Points

If alt+enter doesn't work for you just open "import" with the little + and copy paste there this: import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.TextView; Hope that should fix it for now :P

Max Eves
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Max Eves
Courses Plus Student 185 Points
Max Eves
Max Eves
Courses Plus Student 185 Points

Yeah same for me as well unable to alt-enter. I have put my cursor in every possible location on text view and alt entered nothing happens

Ross Killion
Ross Killion
3,665 Points
Ross Killion
Ross Killion
3,665 Points

I had this problem too but then I realized I had mispelled TextView as Textview with a lowercase 'v' instead of the the uppercase "V". Once I corrected the spelling, the alt+enter worked. Hope that solves your problem.

Ben Deitch
STAFF
Ben Deitch
Treehouse Teacher
Ben Deitch
Ben Deitch
Treehouse Teacher

Hey Collin!

Sometimes it can be a bit finicky, but it helps if you have your cursor on the error before hitting ALT+ENTER.

Hope that helps!

Max Eves
Max Eves
Courses Plus Student 185 Points
Max Eves
Max Eves
Courses Plus Student 185 Points

yeah that's not working been trying for 2 day's now

Alexis Ruiz
Alexis Ruiz
9,237 Points

That's exactly what they said it was not working. Can you provide a different path, please?

Edit: I was misspelling TextView LOL.