buildTypes cannot be applied to groovy.lang.Closure

Question

I\'m getting this warning in my project gradle file:

Warning:(16, 5) \'buildTypes\' cannot be applied to \'(groovy.lang.Closure< com.android.build.

Answer 1

For me the problem was not solved by applying the above solution. Instead I had to go to the settings within Android Studio and select "Use gradle wrapper":

In Android Studio select: File\Settings\Build, Execution, Deployment\Build tools\Gradle

(Mac Users: Android Studio\Preferences...\Build, Execution, Deployment\Build tools\Gradle )

Mark: Use default gradle wrapper (default)

This removed all 'cannot be applied to '(groovy.lang.Closure') warnings in the build files.

Answer 2

If none of the above options work, then do the Following

1. Change the project to Project perspective in the "Project Explorer".
2. Delete .gradle and build folders.
3. Click File -> Invalidate Caches / Restart... -> Invalidate and Restart
4. Now its working, happy coding.

Answer 3

1 Cut and Paste the "buildTypes" at the same position in "android" section

2 Re Sync Project

Answer 4

Changing distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.1-bin.zip to gradle-2.1-all.zip in gradle-wrapper.properties solved problem for me.

Answer 5

To solve this issue, in your Android Studio go to File -> Settings. In settings choose Build, Execution, Deployment -> Build Tools -> Gradle and select "Use default gradle wrapper (recommended)" option.

After rebuild your build.gradle will be totally fine.

Answer 6

In your Android Studio go to File -> Settings. Next choose Build, Execution, Deployment -> Build Tools -> Gradle and select "Use default gradle wrapper (recommended)".

Rebuild project.