Error: Cannot find RecyclerView character class

Question

android { compileSdkVersion 23 buildToolsVersion "22.0.1" defaultConfig { applicationId "com.hiii" minSdkVersion 11 targetSdkVersion 23 versionCode 1 versionName "1.0" } buildTypes { release { minifyEnabled false proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro' } } productFlavors { } } dependencies { compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar']) compile files('libs/bolts-android-1.2.1 - Copy.jar') compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.0' } 

I can’t use RecyclerView and Linearlayoutmanager.i tried to compile an older version, but every time it comes up with an error I cannot resolve symbol'recyclerview'.please help me

Answer 1

You also need to add the v7 recyclerview library. Add this depending on your build.gradle :

 compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.0.0'