Android cannot import RecyclerView & CardView

Question

I'm not able to import RecyclerView & CardView although it seems very trivial. This is the relevant part from gradle.build script:

apply plugin: 'com.android.library'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 21
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.0"

    lintOptions {
        abortOnError false
    }

    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 11
        targetSdkVersion 21
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }

    sourceSets {
        main {
            java {
                srcDir 'src/main/java'
            }
            resources {
                srcDir 'src/../lib'
            }
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.0.1'
    compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:21.0.+'
    compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:21.0.+'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.8.+'
}

The sync & build tasks executes normally so it seems that the dependencies actually downloaded. And when in some activity I try to import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView; it's not recognising the package.

Maybe it's SDK API versions issues? Note I need min 11 and target max 22.

Answer 1

Add recent recyclerview which is in your sdk. right click on app --> Open Module Settings --> Dependencies then on right side click on plus button. Add library dependency and search recyclerview and then add it.

Hope it will work.