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

Posted by Debojit Mitra
Debojit Mitra
2,299 Points

Why do i only have funFactsActivity.kt instead of funFactsActivity.java in my Android Studio in the Java folder?

I was trying to make changes to the Java file as shown in this video but cannot find that file. Mine is only showing .kt file instead of .java. Also the syntax used/shown in the video does not seem to match my file. I have Android Studio version 3.1.4.

1 Answer

Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points
Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points

It seems you somehow managed to create the project (or just that file) using Kotlin language instead of Java. Please try creating a new project and make sure you don't select anything that has "Kotlin" in it. When you're done with these courses, however, consider learning and using Kotlin for Android development - it is now the first-class language for Android and is much more pleasant to use than Java in my opinion ;)