Android Studio throws build error in Kotlin project which calls static method in java interface

Question

I have a Kotlin project in Android Studio. I am calling a static method in Java interface from the Kotlin code. The build fails with the error,

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Answer 1

Proper way to set Kotlin compile options in android gradle. Make these changes to your app level Build.gradle

Change

implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jre7:$kotlin_version"

to

implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jre8:$kotlin_version"

Then write this task

tasks.withType(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile).all {
    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8

    kotlinOptions {
        jvmTarget = '1.8'
        apiVersion = '1.1'
        languageVersion = '1.1'
    }
}

just below(not necessarily)

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

For details, refer here