Java Override Error – Fix ‘Must Override a Superclass Method’

androidcompiler-errorsjava

The following code generates this error message at the public void onClick line.

Multiple markers at this line
– implements android.view.View.OnClickListener.onClick
– The method onClick(View) of type new View.OnClickListener(){} must override a superclass method

I can't understand why. This code is taken from numerous examples I've seen. What can possibly be wrong?

private Button audioButton;

/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.main);

    audioButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.imageButton1);
    audioButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View button) {
            if (button.isSelected()) {
                button.setSelected(false);
            }
            else {
                button.setSelected(true);
            }
        }
    });
}

Best Answer

Check the project's properties and verify that Java Compiler -> Compiler compliance level is set to 1.6 (or a later version).

It worked for me... i am using eclipse 2021.... and ..

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The problem is what the error message is saying: "the method does not override or implement a method from a supertype". You annotated both methods with the Override annotation, however, no method with the same signature (i.e. the parameters) can be found in the supertype (JsonHttpResponseHandler).

If you take a look at the documentation of JsonHttpResponseHandler, you can see all the available onSuccess(...) and onFailure(...) methods.

Here is the working version of your code (note that changes in the method signatures):

client.get(QUERY_URL + urlString,
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        @Override
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            // Display a "Toast" message
            // to announce your success
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            // 8. For now, just log results
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        }

        @Override
        public void onFailure(int statusCode, org.apache.http.Header[] headers, Throwable throwable, JSONObject error) {
            // Display a "Toast" message
            // to announce the failure
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            // Log error message
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Note that starting from Android 6.0 (API level 23) the Apache library (org.apache.http.*) is not available anymore. If you want to continue using that, see Behavior Changes for more information.

Some personal opinion: I wouldn't recommend using the Asynchronous HTTP Library as it's built on top of the obsolete (and from API level 23, removed) Apache HttpClient, which has poor performance compared to HttpURLConnection. Quote from the Android developers about HttpURLConnection:

This API is more efficient because it reduces network use through transparent compression and response caching, and minimizes power consumption.

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