react-native-share-extension: Android Build error "method does not override or implement a method from a supertype"

Hi @alinz – I tried to start a fresh new RN project and use the extension, but when I attempt to build it with ‘react-native run-android’, I keep getting the error:

:react-native-share-extension:compileReleaseJavaWithJavac
:react-native-share-extension:compileReleaseJavaWithJavac - is not incremental (e.g. outputs have changed, no previous execution, etc.).
/NEW_RN_APP/node_modules/react-native-share-extension/android/src/main/java/com/github/alinz/reactNativeShareExtension/ShareExActivity.java:78: error: method does not override or implement a method from a supertype
    @Override
    ^
1 error
:react-native-share-extension:compileReleaseJavaWithJavac FAILED

Are you familiar with this error or how I might troubleshoot it? Thanks!

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State: closed
Created 8 years ago
Comments: 19 (5 by maintainers)

Commits related to this issue

Merge pull request #11 from southernvg/master Fix for Android for RN version 0.29 and above. #4 — committed to alinz/react-native-share-extension by deleted user 8 years ago

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@allenrl yes that is true. The bootstrap api for Android has been changed significantly. I will update the code soon. Once I push the code I will close this ticket.

alinz on Jul 9, 2016

update: don’t know if this is just a coincidence or the cause, but RN just pushed a new update v 0.29.0 just a few days ago that might explain why this error happened when I just generated a new RN app yesterday and installed your extension. the update creates a new file MainApplication.java that contains some code similar to what it was complaining about during the build (@Override protected List<ReactPackage> getPackages()).
v 0.29.0 Update Release Notes: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/releases/tag/v0.29.0

quote:

Android

Change the application template (49f20f4) - @foghina

Plugins which pass activity reference in the constructor need to be updated to extend ReactContextBaseJavaModule use getCurrentActivity to get the activity reference. This change is backward compatible. Apps need to be migrated to use the latest template Migration instructions for apps

Create a new file MainApplication.java in the same folder as MainActivity.java

Update it to match - https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/0.29-stable/local-cli/generator-android/templates/package/MainApplication.java and move your customisations from MainActivity.java to this file

Update MainActivity.java to match - https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/0.29-stable/local-cli/generator-android/templates/package/MainActivity.java

allenrl on Jul 9, 2016

+1. Still waiting for update.

alyrik on Oct 7, 2016