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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Basic Android Programming Initializing a Button

Posted by david boggild
david boggild
237 Points

I keep getting the following error message when I try to run my fun facts app. I not sure how to fix the error?

Error:(18, 9) error: cannot find symbol class textview Error:(18, 31) error: cannot find symbol class textview Error:Execution failed for task ':app:compileDebugJava'.

Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details.

In my activity area the following imports are showing but I haven`t got an import for Textview. I have tried to add the following line manually "import andriod.widget.Textview; but it will not work.

import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.MenuItem; import android.widget.Button;

2 Answers

Matthew Ong
Matthew Ong
6,041 Points
Matthew Ong
Matthew Ong
6,041 Points

Remember that Java is a case-sensitive language. Try changing textview to TextView

david boggild
david boggild
237 Points
david boggild
david boggild
237 Points

Hi Matthew its working now thanks for the help