Android Studio 3.1 not showing build error details

Question

I have updated to Android Studio 3.1 and it doesn't show the details of error during compile time. Suppose if I miss a semicolon somewhere or I haven't implemented a method of an interface, then it gives me this error all the time, but doesn't tell me what or where the error occurred! All error details were perfectly shown in Studio 3.0. How do I see them in 3.1?

This is the message that I get every time an error occurs.

Compilation error. See log for more details

Umbrage

Are you looking into logs as well ?? – Cap

@MezzyDroid Are you talking about LogCat? – Umbrage

yes exactly as most of the errors details are present in logCat ... and the above error "Compilation error. See log for more details" This points to the LogCat – Cap

No, there is nothing in LogCat! – Umbrage

@MezzyDroid These errors used to be in the 'Messages' tab in Studio 3.0, in 3.1 this tab is not present, so where to see these errors? – Umbrage

in 3.1 there is new tab named BUILD .... your messages will now be there ! – Cap

@MezzyDroid That is the problem I am facing, I can see an error has occurred, but it is not showing me what error and where did it happen? – Umbrage

have you tried to see it in eventLog ?? – Cap

Possible duplicate of Android Studio: Where is the Compiler Error Output Window? – Eggert

@Mooga Please check the link thoroughly that you have sent, it is for Android Studio 1.x! A lot have changed since then !!! – Umbrage

This is absolutely horrible. Having that list removed in favor of a collapsed tree which even fails to show all errors is a big step back. – Knap

Sorry to rant, but AS is absolutely horrible when it comes to detecting errors. Just now, I had compile errors, but no error turned up among java compiler messages. Took me some half an hour to figure out I was stupid enough to forget implementing an interface yesterday when I finished my work late. – Bernadinebernadotte

Answer 1

There is a toggle button just below the build button that will show the verbose build logs. Tap that and you should be able to see errors like before AS 3.1.

Sharika

This tree view is horrible. – Vienna

You save my time) Thanks!) – Neutralize

There is no toggle button in Android Studio 4.0.1 – Workingwoman

Answer 2

I don't know if that was your problem, but you should find your errors right there:

So you have to disclosure all these lines to get your errors, at the very bottom. If anyone have a better way to do that, I'm looking for too.

Lefkowitz

God this is awful. Today that display even missed showing me an error which was present in the code. – Knap

To show the errors, you must manually do a Build / rebuild in menu. The errors are not shown when you just open the project. – Distributee

Answer 3

I have been having this error since I update my PC and updated to 3.1+ ( which was done a the same time ). I was getting the tree view list of successes/ fails but when a fail occurred it just stopped, it didn't actually list the errors in the tree. I had to view the full debug logs to find out where any issues were happening.

I believe the issue is down to a space in my user name, Android Studio downloading the SDK to the default location of "C:\Users\user name\AppData\Local\Android\sdk". I spotted some of the config windows complaining about the space in that location, so I've moved my SDK to "C:\Dev\Android\sdk" and now I see Java errors again at the bottom of the tree.

Greathouse