Following some links here I tried to rename a project. I went to c:\path\to\AndroidStudioProject and renamed the folder there, then found the .idea file and changed that. Now the project loads but java files are missing! However, on clicking java (in the bar at the top), then com I can see them each with a small red j.
I then looked in module Gradle build where there were 3 files, one with the new name and 2 older ones which stated that they did not belong so I deleted them, copying the compile info into the new one. Naturally on doing a Sync Now I get a bunch of errors.
Why does this have to be such a complex operation? Can anyone assist?
After you rename the folder, open the project in Android Studio. From there, right click something that needs to be renamed (e.g., module, package names, etc.) and use Refactor->Rename from the context menu. Keep doing this until everything that can be refactored is.
You will need to manually change the value of applicationId in the app-level build.gradle. Obviously, things like #string/app_name will also have to be changed manually. I recommend making these manual adjustments from inside Android Studio rather than directly editing the files. That way you'll know immediately if you break something.
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I have two android projects. One is the login and membership screen and the other is my main project. I did both separately, in case it would be okay to combine them later, but I realized that I made a big mistake. When I tried to combine the two, it started giving errors all the time and I couldn't do it. Gradle files were probably missing, but I'm very confused. Can anyone help me how to do it easily?
Error:(1, 0) Plugin with id 'kotlin-android-extensions' not found
There is currently no easy option to "combine" two projects like to merge them without exceptions. But you can do the following:
The easiest way to combine two projects is to take the smaller project and copy all the files in /java /layout /drawable to the other project.
Then I would look up all files in /values and copy the values if you changed them.
After that you should look at the Mainfest and see wether you made changes there and transfer them. This will make most of the errors not come up because you just copied all the classes.
If you get the error anyway then go to your gradle files (build.gradle for project and module and settings.gradle if you use android studio bumblebee or newer) and check if there is any plugin or line you have in one project and not in the other and then add that accordingly.
I am trying to merge a few projects into one and therefore have to import either the projects or the modules. When i try "import project..." however, Android Studio will just open another instance of itself, not making any changes to the project. When i try import module, it will gray out the "Finish" button as soon as a module is checked for importing. If none is checked, it will let me continue... and do nothing as expected.
I am using Ubuntu and Android Studio Arctic Fox (newest version, freshly updated)
I already reinstalled and tried to fiddle around with project settings without any results.
I have not found a solution, but i found a workaround. It is possible to merge projects manually by copying the desired module folder "as is" into the new project folder and then copy the file ".idea/modules/modulename.iml" from the old project to the new one. Then one has to add "include ':modulename'" to the settings.gradle and add the path to the .iml file to .idea/modules.xml according to the format the other modules are saved in. Manually invoking gradle synch will update the project structure or show errors, if some were made.
I have a project under source control in Visual Studio 2012 using TFS2010. When I added this project, the solution was not added in the correct file folder location. I want to move the solution, but every time I try to do it within the Source Control Explorer I encounter an error: "The project file 'path/to/project.csproj' has been moved, renamed, or is not on your computer." What is causing this error? What is the proper way to move the solution to where I want it to be?
Move the solution file in TFS (this is more relevant if you have history you want to maintain)
Open the solution, it will complain that it can't load your projects, either edit the path to the project in the properties window, or remove each project and then re-add it. Check-in your changes
Delete the .suo file and try once. Has helped me in the past. This file is usually hidden. Restart VS after deleting.
The problem is the solution file has relative paths to the project files. I usually do any moving around when I first create the solution (before there are projects in it). However, in your case I would just use Source Control Explorer to move the solution, then edit the .sln file in a text editor and fix up the relative paths to the proj files.
I have got thousands of files/folders inside a solution. For some reason I have to exclude them all and then include again in the project, to get the latest list of files.
The normal "Exclude From Project" in visual studio menu takes too much time. Is there a quick way to do it?
Thanks!
Put them all into one master folder and include that folder.
If some are files, you may also want to compile them and include the DLLs or the equivalent in whatever language you're using.
What is the the best way to rename a class which inherits a UIViewController and has a designer.cs class linked to a storyboard?
I first tried to Rename the .cs file in MonoDevelop. This worked but the designer.cs file did not get renamed with it, and neither did the class name.
I then renamed the class name. This successfully changed the class name in both the .cs and .designer.cs files but still did not change the .designer.cs filename. It also did not change the name of the "Custom Class" for the controller in Xcode.
So in XCode I changed the name of the Custom Class and saved then switched back to MonoDevelop , to my horror it had created a new .cs with the same name as the renamed one and a new .designer.cs file which it put under the original (renamed) .cs file next to the old (not renamed) a.designer.cs file!
Can anyone tell me the sequence of steps I should have taken?
Renaming the file is tricky, since MD doesn't support renaming grouped files. You'd have to manually edit the csproj, or remove the files from the project, rename in Finder, and add them back.
Renaming the class is somewhat easier, but the key is to understand that the class actually has two names - the .NET name, and the Obj-C name. Renaming the .NET name should be easy, you can simply use the rename command in MD.
The Obj-C name is applied to the class on the [Register("SomeName")] attribute, and is the name that's used in xibs and in Xcode. However, beware that MonoDevelop will attempt to create .NET counterparts of any classes that it thinks were created in Xcode. This means you should change the Obj-C name in MonoDevelop first, then switch to Xcode and change the Custom Class there.
You have to go into the .csproj file and add a tag. For example:
<Compile Include="MainWindow.cs" />
<Compile Include="MainWindow.designer.cs">
<DependentUpon>MainWindow.cs</DependentUpon>
</Compile>
This will then show the correct relationship between the files in the MonoDevelop project window.
Incidentally, my experience so far is that this dependency is purely for convenience. Add the new designer.cs file into the solution and the code compiles just fine: dependency seems to be a sort of documentation.
ALSO: To delete or rename these dependent files, you can't do that in the MonoDevelop project pane: you do have to go to Finder (if you're in OSX, Explorer if you're in Windows) and deal with the files there, to rename or otherwise manipulate them, THEN repair the MonoDevelop csproj file by hand. The good news is, it's not hard, and it works fine when you do this, and you get a cool new hardcore understanding about how the project is knit together.
Many people also has to think about the version control system. This way works for me:
Quit MonoDevelop
In the version control system, rename the files
Open the csproj file in a text editor - search&replace
Open MonoDevelop
Open the XxxViewController.cs - search&replace
Open the XxxViewController.designer.cs - search&replace
Open the XxxViewController.xib - search&replace
You might be tempted to use Refactor/Rename instead of search & replace in step 5 but that will cause MonoDevelop to rename XxxViewController.designer.cs to XxxViewController_1.cs for some reason.
Also, you might be tempted to remove the files from the project before renaming them in the version control system and then add them back into your project again (so that you won't have to edit the csproj file manually). This will work but the "DependentUpon" part will disappear from the csproj file, which causes the designer file to not be below its counterpart. No big deal but it looks less nice in the Solution Explorer.
I tried all the solutions above and didn't work. Finally I just used the "Replace in Files" looking the whole solution. After that I did a "Rebuild" in the project and worked fine.