How to import existing Eclipse android project into Android Studio

About Eclipse IDE

Eclipse is an integrated development environment ( IDE ) just like Android studio but it is so much older that android studio. Eclipse was released on November 7, 2001. Eclipse is basically used for development purpose for approximately all programming languages after add there particular language plugins. The main purpose of eclipse is to develop java applications but after evolving in all those years you can develop more than 10 language application software in it. The languages are as follows:

• C
• C++
• COBOL
• FORTRAN
• HASKELL
• JAVA SCRIPT
• LASSO
• PERL
• PHP
• JAVA
• PYTHON
• RUBY
• LUA
• NATURAL....etc.

Before import existing eclipse android project into android studio you need to make sure, these below requirements are available .

1. Working eclipse complete android project.
2. Working android studio connected with SDK Manager.

Steps to import eclipse android development project into Android studio.

1. Run android studio on computer.
2. Select import project Eclipse ADT.
   
3. Select Eclipse project directory folder path.
   
4. Now it will ask you to create a full copy of your eclipse project into android studio project save folder.
   
5. Check all three given options. Replace jars with dependencies, Replace library source with dependencies, Create Gradle-style.
   

After a moment it will successfully done the importing process and open your android project into android studio IDE. Now you can continue your project in studio.There is also a another method for importing project via File Menu -> New -> Import project.