Android: ClassNotFoundException while including ZXing

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I know there are a lot of questions already. I've been going through all of them, but still I`m not able to solve my issue. I was asked to extend an already existing android app, which is based on `PhoneGap`. I checked out the sources from a repo, and realized that the first developer included some `library` as `dependency`. i followed the instructions here, build in the `core` of `ZXing` isn't any `build.xml`for `ant`. I went through the instructions at XZing Getting started, build my own `core-2.3.jar` tried to include, but failed. Same with the ready-deployed `core.jar` from the page I included the the jars in the `/libs` folder, imported is a `external jar`, nothing worked. I`m getting following error everytime: ``` 07-24 17:09:47.554: E/AndroidRuntime(8113): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to instantiate activity ComponentInfo{dev.tesobe.mobilepayment/com.google.zxing.client.android.CaptureActivity}: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "com.google.zxing.client.…

Accepted Answer

You should ensure:

- The ZXing Library is Added to your libs directory

- Import the ZXing library in the properties/Build path

- Ensure -- and this is the important part -- in the tab "Order and Export" that the Android Private Libraries is activated.

Normally, with the last Eclipse Android Plugins all this proccess is automatic when paste a jar inside the libs directory but there are some problems when add new libraries in old proyects. Try to enable the android private libraries.

ExtraBall: If you only want to capture barcodes you can try this fork of Zxing with the only indispensable of ZXing http://code.google.com/p/android-zxinglib/

Android: ClassNotFoundException while including ZXing

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