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Java Local Development Environments Exploring Your IDE Importing External Code

Posted by Tai Do
Tai Do
2,312 Points

import files into intellij ERROR

Everytime I import the folder "com", I get an error... cannot create class. I am able to import the Karaoke.java files.

liamthornback2
liamthornback2
9,618 Points

Can someone please answer this question I'm having the same problem.

1 Answer

Brian Hache
Brian Hache
7,611 Points
Brian Hache
Brian Hache
7,611 Points

I just figured this one out. I think that because the zip file we downloaded already contained .class files with the .java files, every time intelliJ comes to a .class file it stops importing the rest of the package and errors out "cannot create class file". Hopefully there is a real fix for this that a more experienced person can explain, but what I did was just import the com and module files up one by one omitting the .class files until I had what Craig has once he starts running everything.