Gradle DSL method not found : 'multiDexEnabled()'

Question

I followed the multidex guide at https://developer.android.com/tools/building/multidex.html

But I get this error Gradle DSL method not found : 'multiDexEnabled()' . I have updated Android Built Tools , Android Support Repository and Library. Here is my gradle.build file. Am I doing something wrong here?

Could not find method multiDexEnabled() for arguments [true] on ProductFlavorDsl_Decorated{name=main, minSdkVersion=ApiVersionImpl{mApiLevel=10, mCodename='null'}, targetSdkVersion=ApiVersionImpl{mApiLevel=17, mCodename='null'}, renderscriptTargetApi=-1, renderscriptSupportMode=null, renderscriptNdkMode=null, versionCode=-1, versionName=null, applicationId=test.com.app, testApplicationId=null, testInstrumentationRunner=null, testHandleProfiling=null, testFunctionalTest=null, signingConfig=null, resConfig=null}.

build.gradle

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 19
    buildToolsVersion "21.1.1"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "test.com.app"
        minSdkVersion 10
        targetSdkVersion 17

        // Enabling multidex support.
        multiDexEnabled true
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            runProguard false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile project(':addThisSDK')
    compile project(':centeredContentButton')
    compile project(':googleplayservices_lib')
    compile files('libs/addthis0.0.8.jar')
    compile files('libs/adxtag2.4.6.jar')
    compile files('libs/android-support-v4.jar')
    compile files('libs/aws-android-sdk-1.7.1.1-debug.jar')
    compile files('libs/commons-lang-2.6.jar')
    compile files('libs/crittercism_v4_4_0_sdkonly.jar')
    compile files('libs/dd-plist.jar')
    compile files('libs/FiksuAndroidSDK_4.1.1.jar')
    compile files('libs/iqengines-sdk-barcode.jar')
    compile files('libs/irEventTracker-1.2.jar')
    compile files('libs/jolt-core-0.0.7.jar')
    compile files('libs/json-utils-0.0.7.jar')
    compile files('libs/jsoup-1.7.2.jar')
    compile files('libs/kooaba-api-v4-java.jar')
    compile files('libs/signpost-commonshttp4-1.2.1.1.jar')
    compile files('libs/signpost-core-1.2.1.1.jar')
    compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.0'
}

Answer 1

I also received this error when I placed the multiDexEnabled true command in the wrong location. Make sure it's in the defaultConfig code block:

android {
    ...

    defaultConfig {
        ...

        // Enabling multidex support.
        multiDexEnabled true
    }
}

Answer 2

Make sure the dependencies in your app's gradle file have this lines:

dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.0'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.0'

}

Also, in your global (Project) gradle file, make sure you have the latest gradle version.

dependencies {

    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.14.0'
}

In your SDK manager, make sure you have the latest support libraries and repo.

In your AndroidManifest.xml. add the following line:

android:name="android.support.multidex.MultiDexApplication"

You can read the entire documentation here.