compileKotlin block in build.gradle file throws error “Could not find method compileKotlin() for arguments […]”

Question

I\'m trying to configure Kotlin to work with Java 1.8 in my Android project. I\'ve tried adding the compileKotlin block at the bottom of my build.gradle

Answer 1

Not a direct answer to the question, but Google led me to this answer when experiencing the same compileKotlin block in build.gradle file throws error “Could not find method compileKotlin() for arguments […]” error.

In my case the problem was caused by importing a code module to my project that contained only Java code. The fix was to ensure the following is in the Java-specific module's build.gradle:

apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'