Error:(9, 5) error: resource android:attr/dialogCornerRadius not found

Question

This error occurs because of mismatched compileSdkVersion and library version.

for example:

compileSdkVersion 27
implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0'
implementation 'com.android.support:design:26.1.0'

and also avoid to use + sign with library as in the following:

implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.+'

use exact library version like this

implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0'

Using + sign with the library makes it difficult for the building process to gather the exact version that is required, making system unstable, hence should be discouraged.

If you are migrated for AndroidX and getting this error, you need to set the compile SDK to Android 9.0 (API level 28) or higher

I had the exact same issue. The following thread helped me solve it. Just set your Compile SDK version to Android P.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/49172361/1542720

I fixed this issue by selecting:

API 27+: Android API 27, P preview (Preview)

in the project structure settings. the following image shows my settings. The 13 errors that were coming while building the app, have disappeared.

Check your dependencies for uses of + in the versions. Some dependency could be using com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+. This leads to problems when a new version gets released and could break features.

The solution for this would be to either use com.android.support:appcompat-v7:{compileSdkVersion}.+ or don't use + at all and use the full version (ex. com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0).

If you cannot see a line in your build.gradle files for this, run in android studio terminal to give an overview of what each dependency uses

gradlew -q dependencies app:dependencies --configuration debugAndroidTestCompileClasspath (include androidtest dependencies)

OR

gradlew -q dependencies app:dependencies --configuration debugCompileClasspath (regular dependencies for debug)

which results in something that looks close to this

------------------------------------------------------------
Project :app
------------------------------------------------------------

debugCompileClasspath - Resolved configuration for compilation for variant: debug
...
+--- com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0
|    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:26.1.0
|    +--- com.android.support:support-v4:26.1.0 (*)
|    +--- com.android.support:support-vector-drawable:26.1.0
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:26.1.0
|    |    \--- com.android.support:support-compat:26.1.0 (*)
|    \--- com.android.support:animated-vector-drawable:26.1.0
|         +--- com.android.support:support-vector-drawable:26.1.0 (*)
|         \--- com.android.support:support-core-ui:26.1.0 (*)
+--- com.android.support:design:26.1.0
|    +--- com.android.support:support-v4:26.1.0 (*)
|    +--- com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0 (*)
|    +--- com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:26.1.0
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:26.1.0
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-compat:26.1.0 (*)
|    |    \--- com.android.support:support-core-ui:26.1.0 (*)
|    \--- com.android.support:transition:26.1.0
|         +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:26.1.0
|         \--- com.android.support:support-v4:26.1.0 (*)
+--- com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.2
|    \--- com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout-solver:1.0.2

(*) - dependencies omitted (listed previously)

If you have no control over changing the version, Try forcing it to use a specific version.

configurations.all {
    resolutionStrategy {
        force "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0"
        force "com.android.support:support-v4:26.1.0"
    }
}

The force dependency may need to be different depending on what is being set to 28.0.0