Cucumber cannot be resolved to a type

Question

I created a RunTest class to run my test scenarios using Cucumber with JUnit. To run the tests before, I need to import into my project the RunWith class (@RunWith) and pass as parameter the Cucumber.class. Then, the RunWith parameter of the class recognizes more of the parameter that is passed to it, no. The eclipse displays the message:

Multiple markers at this line - Class can not be resolved to a type. - Cucumber can not be resolved to a type. - The annotation @RunWith must define the attribute value

I'm using Maven to organize my JARS files. Following is the code and error screens.

My POM.XML

    <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>junit</groupId>
        <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
        <version>4.12</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>


    <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/info.cukes/cucumber-java -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>info.cukes</groupId>
        <artifactId>cucumber-java</artifactId>
        <version>1.2.5</version>
    </dependency>


    <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/info.cukes/cucumber-junit -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>info.cukes</groupId>
        <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
        <version>1.2.5</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>

    <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/info.cukes/cucumber-core -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>info.cukes</groupId>
        <artifactId>cucumber-core</artifactId>
        <version>1.2.5</version>
    </dependency>

    <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/info.cukes/cucumber-jvm -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>info.cukes</groupId>
        <artifactId>cucumber-jvm</artifactId>
        <version>1.2.5</version>
        <type>pom</type>
    </dependency>

</dependencies>

My Libraries

Answer 1

I also faced the same issue in IntelliJ idea, When I check in the imported libraries it was like below screenshot.

So I remove scope tag from my import in pom file.Then it worked.

Earlier

<dependency>
    <groupId>info.cukes</groupId>
    <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
    <version>1.2.5</version>
    <scope>test</scope>
</dependency>

Fix

<dependency>
    <groupId>info.cukes</groupId>
    <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
    <version>1.2.5</version>
</dependency>

Now it is working fine

Answer 2

Import the cucumber.api.junit.Cucumber class. It seems you are using Eclipse IDE, so you can import the classes using the Ctrl+Shift+o (alphabet 'o' not zero) shortcut.

(Ctrl+Shift+O is 'Organise Imports', and will add any missing imports, remove any unused ones, and order all of your imports). The command is also found under Source > Organise Imports.

Answer 3

Just do Ctrl+Shift+T and type RunWith check if the jar is correctly imported into your work space after maven dependencies are resolved.

Answer 4

I removed my POM.xml file from the dependency below:

<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/info.cukes/cucumber-junit -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>info.cukes</groupId>
        <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
        <version>1.2.5</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>

And I added the dependency:

<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.cucumber/cucumber-junit -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
        <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
        <version>3.0.2</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>

Done that I was able to do import.

Answer 5

Step 1: Mouse hovering on error shows, class cucumber cannot be resolved to a type. so, write the import statement manually and the error will be gone.

import cucumber.api.junit.Cucumber;

Step 2: Remove scope from pom.xml file for cucumber-JUnit dependency.

Answer 6

For me the same issue was resolved by deleting .m2/repository, restart IDEA with dependencies as follows:

${cucumber.version} = 4.8.0

    <dependency>
        <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
        <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
        <version>${cucumber.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
        <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
        <version>${cucumber.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
        <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
        <version>${cucumber.version}</version>
    </dependency>

Hope, it works for you as well.

Answer 7

I was also facing the same issue.I just removed scope part from the cucumber-junit dependency and it worked fine for me.

Answer 8

I have removed the test tag and it worked.

      <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/info.cukes/cucumber-junit -->
        <dependency>
           <groupId>info.cukes</groupId>
            <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
            <version>1.2.5</version>
        </dependency>

Answer 9

I ran into the same problem. I am using a Maven project in Eclipse. My problem seemed to be the JRE version I was using. My Maven projects all had an old J2SE-1.5 I switched to 1.8 within Eclipse and the issue went away. Hope this helps!

Answer 10

As mentioned above, adding the below dependency resolved my issue:

<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.cucumber/cucumber-junit -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
        <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
        <version>3.0.2</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>

Answer 11

Downloaded all the latest jar maven dependencies from "mvnrepository". This worked for me.

Answer 12

Please add this dependency and remove old one. it worked for me.

<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.cucumber/cucumber-junit -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
    <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
    <version>3.0.2</version>
    <scope>test</scope>
</dependency>

Answer 13

Even though you might have cucumber-junit in pom.xml

Confirm that under Maven Dependencies you must have cucumber-junit

I had 1.2.6 but it was not under Maven dependencies, Got this from one the comments in the answer.

  <dependency>
  <groupId>info.cukes</groupId>
  <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
   <version>1.2.5</version>
   <scope>test</scope>
   </dependency>

Answer 14

I changed:

    <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.cucumber/cucumber-junit -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
        <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
        <version>6.1.2</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>

To:

    <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.cucumber/cucumber-junit -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
    <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
    <version>6.2.0</version>
    <scope>test</scope>
</dependency>

It Worked...

My Dependencies list:

<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.cucumber/cucumber-junit -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
    <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
    <version>6.2.0</version>
    <scope>test</scope>
</dependency>

<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.cucumber/cucumber-jvm-deps -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
    <artifactId>cucumber-jvm-deps</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.6</version>
    <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
  
   <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.cucumber/cucumber-java -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
    <artifactId>cucumber-java</artifactId>
    <version>6.2.0</version>
</dependency>
  <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>junit</groupId>
    <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
    <version>4.13</version>
    <scope>test</scope>
</dependency>

Answer 15

I have faced the same issue. Tried multiple things but what helped me is this
import cucumber.api.junit.Cucumber;