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 have observed today that it doesn't like when you add your library. The solution that worked for me was to add it as an external jar only. I have observed it by doing the steps described by author of this post i.e. Properties -> Java Build Path -> Libraries -> Add External JARs and point to the downloaded gson library.