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how to enable @Preview for kotlin desktop compose demo project?

I downloaded the demo project to study kotlin compose.

I try to add @Preview on a @Composable fun, but get warn that: Unresolved reference: Preview

I add implementation("androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling-preview:1.1.1") in kotlin.sourceSets.named("CommonMain").dependencies in build.gradlw.kts:

        named("commonMain") {
            dependencies {
                api(compose.runtime)
                api(compose.foundation)
                api(compose.material)
                api(compose.materialIconsExtended)
                implementation("androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling-preview:1.1.1")
            }
        }

But still get Unresolved reference: Preview error.

I use IDEA 2021.3.3, Build #IU-213.7172.25, built on March 16, 2022.

Solution

  • You need to import androidx.compose.desktop.ui.tooling.preview.Preview to preview in desktop.

    Go to Settings > Plugins > search in the marketplace for Compose Multiplatform IDE Support and Install this plugin.

    After that, you can use Preview annotation and it will import the correct lib.