IntelliJ: Cannot resolve symbol 'springframework'

Question

I'm trying to start my first project with Spring. I use IntelliJ idea and I'm kind of new to it too. But anyways, I followed the step written on the Jetbrains website and I don't know what I have done wrong, but I got a lot of errors on the first to files that are created by default.

BloomBookingApplcation.java

package com.bloombooking;

import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;

@SpringBootApplication
public class BloomBookingApplication {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SpringApplication.run(BloomBookingApplication.class, args);
    }
}

Error:(3, 12) Cannot resolve symbol 'springframework'
Error:(4, 12) Cannot resolve symbol 'springframework'
Error:(6, 2) Cannot resolve symbol 'SpringBootApplication'
Warning:(7, 1) Access can be packageLocal
Error:(9, 26) Cannot resolve symbol 'String'
Error:(10, 3) Cannot resolve symbol 'SpringApplication'

Maybe I'm stupid but I don't know which step I've missed...

How can I fix this?

I have found the way to add spring with the quickfix button.

But now I have got new errors I don't understand why... I should maybe download it directly and put the libraries one by one maybe?

Error:(3, 28) Cannot resolve symbol 'boot'
Error:(4, 28) Cannot resolve symbol 'boot'
Error:(6, 2) Cannot resolve symbol 'SpringBootApplication'
Warning:(7, 1) Access can be packageLocal
Error:(9, 26) Cannot resolve symbol 'String'
Error:(10, 3) Cannot resolve symbol 'SpringApplication'

Or maybe it's my IntelliJ idea which isn't configured right since I don't have any completion anywhere and I can't create packages...

Arf ! I didn't knew it wouldn't be done automatically .. I've searched and found how to do it thx to you :) — Antoine, Jun 12 '16 at 12:44
"Cannot resolve symbol 'String'" - looks like your Java installation is broken or you have not configured the JDK in Intellij — OneCricketeer, Jun 12 '16 at 17:06
Mmmhh it is kind of strange cause when i go into project structure the jdk 1.8 appear .. — Antoine, Jun 12 '16 at 17:32
My JDK Wasn't configured as it should have been i've found how to do it properly here : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4618794/intellj-idea-cannot-resolve-symbol-and-cannot-resolve-method — Antoine, Jun 12 '16 at 17:58
After that i've decided to delete all and redo it again and it work like magic :) — Antoine, Jun 12 '16 at 17:59
This question does not appear to be about programming within the scope defined in the help center. — Roman C, Jun 13 '16 at 13:12
Your are missing some dependencies. Try this ! https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35293116/import-org-springframework-cannot-be-resolved — Mohamed Bouguerra, Sep 26 '17 at 23:05

score 49 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 11 '18 at 06:13

49

Click on refresh button .Maven may not be able to sync properly

answered Aug 11 '18 at 06:13

Vinayak Shedgeri

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This worked perfectly for me. I had created the project based on a new Maven project, and while I could use `mvn` on the CLI, Intellij was showing me the errors that Atoine had. – Scott Greenup May 13 '19 at 07:26
3

Did this,. Nothing changed – KansaiRobot Nov 05 '19 at 01:33

score 19 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 12 '18 at 07:41

19

I had the same problem, and this is how it worked for me:

On the source root directory -> right click -> Add Framework Support.

A window will open with different categories, such as Java EE, JBoss etc. Go to 'Spring' category. Then, download the pack of libraries that you need (I used 'Spring MVC').

answered Feb 12 '18 at 07:41

MrBlueSky

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there is no spring MVC. Only Groovy – KansaiRobot Nov 05 '19 at 01:32
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Could not find "spring" in the list of framework support – Harsha Vardhan Chakka Aug 23 '20 at 09:45
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You will find "Spring" only in the Intellij Ultimate Edition. You can go with "Application" in the configuration. – Dhannanjai Mar 22 '21 at 02:56

SaravanaKumar KKB · Answer 3 · 2019-08-02T14:37:18.237

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Add dependency for springframework in pom.xml and run below command from directory where pom.xml exist.

mvn clean install -U

Above command will forcefully download the dependencies.

if you are behind proxy then try below command

mvn clean install -DproxySet=true -DproxyHost=www-proxy.us.com -DproxyPort=80

edited Aug 02 '19 at 14:37

answered Jul 10 '19 at 06:15

SaravanaKumar KKB

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Non-resolvable parent POM for the SNAPSHOT – KansaiRobot Nov 05 '19 at 01:59
I have faced the same issue as the OP. I had started the project from the scratch using IntelliJ IDE and spring initializer. The maven wasn't installed separately even though it was available as part of the project. I installed maven separately from this link https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi. Run the above command and it worked for me. – shanavascet Mar 10 '21 at 15:38

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 10 '21 at 13:55

In my case triggering an Invalidate Caches/Restart helped IntelliJ now find those dependencies.

Following what Mr. BlueSky told in his answer here, I could get the dependencies downloaded. Actually, the answer by Vinayak Shedgeri should have helped too. For those whom it didn't, you could try the invalidate cache/restart.

P. S.: And going by what could have caused this behavior, you could very well try something as simple as relaunching IntelliJ first. Just a guess.

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered May 12 '21 at 16:36

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Project root directory -> right click -> Add Framework Support --> Maven or Gradle --> Click Ok

answered May 12 '21 at 16:36

Rahman786

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I couldnt find it – Sahin Jun 25 '21 at 13:17

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered May 06 '20 at 18:07

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In my case, I was behind Office proxy and that why MAVEN was unable to download the required dependencies on its own !

After switching the network and executing below command : mvn clean install -U, it worked !!

answered May 06 '20 at 18:07

Aditya Goel

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jul 30 '21 at 06:49

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Please check if you have configured Maven Settings.

IntelliJ (File > Settings > Build,Execution,Deployment > Build Tools > Maven )

Maven home path : C:/Program Files/apache-maven-3.6.0

It resolved my error.

answered Jul 30 '21 at 06:49

Kaushal Jhawar

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 04 '21 at 05:26

Check if

/Users/<userName>/.m2/

location has settings.xml and toolchains.xml. I think toolchains might not be necessary but settings.xml is required. Instructions for creating settings.xml can be found here - https://maven.apache.org/settings.html

My issue was resolved after adding settigs.xml and toolchains.xml to above mentioned location and restarting the IDE.

score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Jan 15 '22 at 05:40

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Maven did not added dependencies on intellij so for this problem I restarted intellij IDE and when this time IDE stared it added dependencies successfully.

edited Jan 15 '22 at 05:40

Peter Csala

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answered Jan 14 '22 at 20:17

kanakgoswami

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered May 11 '22 at 13:16

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Right click on the project and select Open In → Terminal

In the terminal, type → mvn -U idea:idea

It will resolve all the classpath issues for the particular project

answered May 11 '22 at 13:16

Swapnil

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