Apps How Do I Import A Class That I Have Created Into MainActivity.java

[ShatterStar]

Hi,

I am currently new to this and going through a tutorial. I have created a custom class in the app > src > main > java folder now when I try to Import this class the ndk doesn't pick it up and using the import statement "import myClass" doesn't work, what's going on? Have I created the java file in the correct directory? Do I need to add a reference or something? Please advise

 

[Deleted User]

What's your import statement in MainActivity.java?
Where is your class located? Is it in the same folder as MainActivity.java?

 

[Unforgiven]

I moved this here so other devs will see it.

 

[David Devoy]

I'm new to this too. In Android Studio I right clicked on the directory with MainActivity in it and selected New Class and put the class I wanted to use there.

Then I just created an instance in the main activity using the "new" statement with my class creator. I did not use any "import" statements.

I have tried to attach a screenshot.

 

[Deleted User]

Yeah any Java IDE worth its salt (including Android Studio) will automatically write import statements as soon as you create a class of that type.
Can't remember the last time I actually manually wrote an import statement.

 

[David Devoy]

And now with the attachment

 

[ShatterStar]

And now with the attachment

Thanks for the screenshot David it really helped, I would've thought that all I needed to do was just import the new class that I created

 

[ShatterStar]

What's your import statement in MainActivity.java?
Where is your class located? Is it in the same folder as MainActivity.java?

I have tried "import myclass" and "import appNamespace.myclass" still no joy, and yes my class is located in the same directory as MainActivity.java

 

[ShatterStar]

I moved this here so other devs will see it.

Thanks should I post here going forward?

 

[ShatterStar]

And now with the attachment

Hi David,

It is also my understanding that you need to import the class somehow before you can create an instance of it, correct?

 

[ShatterStar]

Hi,

I am currently new to this and going through a tutorial. I have created a custom class in the app > src > main > java folder now when I try to Import this class the ndk doesn't pick it up and using the import statement "import myClass" doesn't work, what's going on? Have I created the java file in the correct directory? Do I need to add a reference or something? Please advise

Upon further investigation I noticed that my new class was NOT in the same directory as ManActivity.java so I moved the files into the same directory and viola it worked, amateur mistake but I'm still learning, thanks for the help guys.