Android studio Gradle Could not find method compile()

Question

The past two days i have tried to find a solution to this problem but with no luck.

I am trying to include GSON lib. Into my android project.

Here is a picture of my folder structure:

Now in my build.gradle i have the following:

    // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.

dependencies {
    compile files('libs/gson-2.2.4.jar')
}

i have also right clicked gson-2.2.4.jar and added it as a lib.

When i compile i get the following error:

    Gradle: A problem occurred evaluating root project 'notebox-android'.
> Could not find method compile() for arguments [directory 'libs'] on root project 'notebox-android'.

Can anyone help me with this?

please tell me if you need more information!

Answer 1

The answer to this question might help you to import your gson library correctly and avoid any compile/link issues: Android Studio - Importing external Library/Jar. Another related link: Android Studio: Add jar as library? with accepted answer. Both answers say the same thing. gradlew clean after you add/import the jar file and edit the build.gradle file.

HTH.

Edit: There are two build.gradle files. You should be editing the build.gradle that's under your project folder and not the one under your project-root folder.