Android/Eclipse Error - “Could not find class 'org.jivesoftware.smack.ConnectionConfiguration', referenced from method”

Question

This is my first time working with Android/Java. I am trying to run this basic code and I keep getting the following error:

\"Could not find class \'org.jive

Answer 1

This is similar to many related problems surrounding External jars in android projects (especially with the new sdk tools). The solution is for you to create a folder in your project called libs and copy the jars into that folder.

Answer 2

Did you put the jar file in your eclipse path?

This will tell you how to do so: http://www.wikihow.com/Add-JARs-to-Project-Build-Paths-in-Eclipse-(Java)