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381 PointsI am using android studio 2.3.3. To declare view variables using 'var' keyword. It is not supporting.
in MainActivity
private var factTextView: TextView? = null
error - cannot resolve symbol var error - : error - ? = null
1 Answer
Seth Kroger
56,413 PointsIn 2.3 you probably didn't have the checkbox on the New Project dialog to configure for Kotlin at the start. In the menu at the top click Tools -> Kotlin -> Configure Kotlin in Project -> Android and Gradle. Then do a Gradle Sync. If your Activity is a Java file (the name ends in .java instead of .kt) go to the Menu and click Code -> Convert Java File to Kotlin File (should be at the bottom)
tirupathi rao
381 PointsThanks I will try
Calin Bogdan
14,921 PointsCalin Bogdan
14,921 PointsHi!
Could you please give us a copy of your code so we can check it out? It would be great and would help us solve your problem faster.
Thanks!