Getting Resolve error while importing project in android studio, Unable to load class 'org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.typehandling.ShortTypeHandling'

Question

I am not able to import a project in AndroidStudio because of following error:

Unable to load class 'org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.typehandling.ShortTypeHandling'. 

I have no idea about the project. Why I am getting this error and how do I fix it.

Answer 1

I have had a same problem. And I have found a solution.

Cause

This problem is caused by android gradle plugin does not match for gradle version.

Solution

Edit build.gradle in project. gradle plugin version must be satisfied requirements for android studio.

dependencies {    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.1.0' } 

And edit distrubutionUrl in gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties. version of gradle must be satisfied requirements for gradle plugin.

distributionUrl=http\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.2.1-all.zip 

You can find version compatibilities between android studio, android gradle plugin and gradle in this page

Answer 2

Apparently 'org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.typehandling.ShortTypeHandling' does not work with the new version of Gradle.

Change your project settings so that your project points to an older version of Gradle, like this:

dependencies {     classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.1.0' } 

EDIT:

As noted in a comment, you can also do:

dependencies {     classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.0.0' } 

Or even reference other versions.