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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Basic Android Programming Empty Strings

Frankie Lamar
Frankie Lamar
11,120 Points
Posted by Frankie Lamar
Frankie Lamar
11,120 Points

I'm getting an error that says "Error:(19, 15) error: cannot find symbol class TextView" when I try and compile. Help

I'm getting an error that says "Error:(19, 15) error: cannot find symbol class TextView" when I try and compile. Help How do I fix this

2 Answers

Daniel Hartin
Daniel Hartin
18,106 Points
Daniel Hartin
Daniel Hartin
18,106 Points

Have you tried organizing imports (Ctrl + Shift + O if using Eclipse or if in Android studio You can go to File -> Settings -> Editor -> Auto Import -> Java and make the following changes:

change Insert imports on paste value to All

markAdd unambigious imports on the fly option as checked

(Or, on a Mac, do the same thing in Preferences))

Also make sure the I'd of the TextView in your XML matches exactly with what is defined in your java code.

If both of these have already been done it may be helpful if you could post your code both java code and XML please.

Hope this helps Daniel

Frankie Lamar
Frankie Lamar
11,120 Points
Frankie Lamar
Frankie Lamar
11,120 Points

Thanks for you help. I imported android.widget.Button; and android.widget.TextView and my code compiled. I rewatched the video and the instructors IDE auto-imported for him.