Why can't android find com.google.gson.Gson

Question

I\'m trying to use GSON in my project, but my application is crashing, with logcat saying that com.google.gson.Gson cannot be found. I\'ve put import com.google.gson.Gson on my

Answer 1

I'm using IntelliJ, not eclipse but here is how I did it:

1. Download the source files from https://google-gson.googlecode.com/files/google-gson-2.2.4-release.zip

2. Unpack them

3. Copy them into the "libs" folder of your project. I did this manually by using the terminal but you can do it by going in your project folder located in your computer. Your Project_Name >app >Libs [paste them here]

4. Go to your editor (IntelliJ in my case) You should see the the following 3 files in the libs folder of the project structure:

   • gson-2.2.4.jar
   
   
   • gson-2.2.4-javadoc.jar
   
   
   • gson-2.2.4-sources.jar
   
   

5. Open your build.gradle file and insert the following line in the dependencies section:
   compile files('libs/gson-2.2.4.jar', 'libs/gson-2.2.4-javadoc.jar', 'libs/gson-2.2.4-javadoc.jar')

6. Right click on each of the source files and select "Add as Library..."

7. Use the following options:
   

   • Name: name of the jar file
   
   
   • Level: Project Library
   
   
   • Add to Module: select project your adding to
   
   

8. Rebuild project Build > Rebuild project
   

9. Import and use it!

   import com.google.gson.Gson;