Cannot resolve class in same package, async android development using eclipse -

this first android project please excuse ignorance if have missed something!

i trying change register form using json/php/mysql using async, error getting registertask cannot resolved type on line new registertask().execute();

my complete code this:

    package com.app.pubcrawlorganiser;      import org.json.jsonexception;     import org.json.jsonobject;      import com.app.pubcrawlorganiser.library.databasehandler;     import com.app.pubcrawlorganiser.library.jsonparser;     import com.app.pubcrawlorganiser.library.userfunctions;      import android.app.activity;     import android.content.intent;     import android.os.asynctask;     import android.os.bundle;     import android.os.strictmode;     import android.os.strictmode.threadpolicy;     import android.view.view;     import android.widget.button;     import android.widget.edittext;     import android.widget.textview;     @suppresswarnings("unused")     public class registeractivity extends activity      {      button btnregister;     button btnlinktologin;     edittext inputfullname;     edittext inputemail;     edittext inputpassword;     textview registererrormsg;      // json response node names     private static string key_success = "success";     private static string key_error = "error";     private static string key_error_msg = "error_msg";     private static string key_uid = "uid";     private static string key_name = "name";     private static string key_email = "email";     private static string key_created_at = "created_at";      public void oncreate(bundle savedinstancestate)      {         super.oncreate(savedinstancestate);         setcontentview(r.layout.register);           // importing assets buttons, text fields         inputfullname = (edittext) findviewbyid(r.id.registername);         inputemail = (edittext) findviewbyid(r.id.registeremail);         inputpassword = (edittext) findviewbyid(r.id.registerpassword);         btnregister = (button) findviewbyid(r.id.btnregister);         btnlinktologin = (button) findviewbyid(r.id.btnlinktologinscreen);         registererrormsg = (textview) findviewbyid(r.id.register_error);          // register button click event         btnregister.setonclicklistener(new view.onclicklistener()              {                 public void onclick(view v)                      {                                         new registertask().execute();                      }             } );                 class registertask extends asynctask<string, string, string>             {                 protected void onpreexecute()                 {                     super.onpreexecute();                 }                  protected string doinbackground(string... args)                 {                     string name = inputfullname.gettext().tostring();                     string email = inputemail.gettext().tostring();                     string password = inputpassword.gettext().tostring();                                 userfunctions userfunction = new userfunctions();                     jsonobject json = userfunction.registeruser(name, email, password);                 try {                     if (json.getstring(key_success) != null)                      {                         registererrormsg.settext("");                         string res = json.getstring(key_success);                         if(integer.parseint(res) == 1)                         {                             databasehandler db = new databasehandler(getapplicationcontext());                             jsonobject json_user = json.getjsonobject("user");                             userfunction.logoutuser(getapplicationcontext());                             db.adduser(json_user.getstring(key_name), json_user.getstring(key_email), json.getstring(key_uid), json_user.getstring(key_created_at));                             intent dashboard = new intent(getapplicationcontext(), home.class);                             dashboard.addflags(intent.flag_activity_clear_top);                             startactivity(dashboard);                             finish();                         }                         else                         {                             registererrormsg.settext("error occured in registration");                         }                     }                     }                catch (jsonexception e)                 {                     e.printstacktrace();                }             return null;             }         };}          protected void onpostexecute()         {             btnlinktologin.setonclicklistener(new view.onclicklistener()          {              public void onclick(view view)                  {                     intent = new intent(getapplicationcontext(),                     welcomeactivity.class);                     startactivity(i);                     // close registration view                     finish();                 }         });     } } 

why cant use class in same package?

you can't define inner class inside method! move outside oncreate() , should work.

ps: inner classes should added @ top of outer class or @ bottom. depending on coding rules/guidelines. placing somewhere in middle pretty confusing...