How to fix error "Unresolved reference: BuildConfig"?

Question

After I added this piece of code into settings.gradle.kts the BuildConfig file is not being generated.

pluginManagement {
    repositories {
       google()
       gradlePluginPortal()
       mavenCentral()
    }
}

dependencyResolutionManagement {
    repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
    }
}

rootProject.name = "Banking"
include(":app")

How can I make it be generated again? But I need to keep the code inside settings.gradle.kts.

Edit: I have already tried Invalidating caches and reloading the project.

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Victor Sklyarov · Answer 1 · 2023-05-01T21:05:58.380

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When I faced this problem, adding the following code to the build.gradle of the app level helped me:

android {
    buildFeatures {
        buildConfig = true
    }
}

Or you can add the following the line in the gradle.properties file at the root project of your build:

android.defaults.buildfeatures.buildconfig=true

edited May 01 '23 at 21:05

answered May 01 '23 at 20:45

Victor Sklyarov

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Does not fix the problem. – Tbijo54 May 01 '23 at 20:57
Tried that one already. Did not work as well. But thank you. – Tbijo54 May 01 '23 at 21:05
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Have you tried `File -> Sync Project with Gradle Files` after adding `buildConfig = true`? – Victor Sklyarov May 01 '23 at 21:16
Tried that now did not work. – Tbijo54 May 01 '23 at 21:26
[Here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/61284683/21590355) I saw that this method someone helped – Victor Sklyarov May 01 '23 at 21:35
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Fixed it now by migrating Gradle from 7.2.2 to 7.3.0. Thank you to everyone who tried to help. – Tbijo54 May 01 '23 at 21:38
Highly underrated answer. I got this issue when switching to Gradle Kotlin from Groovy. Felt like this field was true by default in the Groovy world but not Kotlin. – Oliver Metz Jun 16 '23 at 09:03

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 01 '23 at 21:39

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Fixed it by migrating Gradle from 7.2.2 to 7.3.0. Thank you to everyone who tried to help.

answered May 01 '23 at 21:39

Tbijo54

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How to fix error "Unresolved reference: BuildConfig"?

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