title: Could not find method compile() for arguments [directory 'libs'] on object
body: <p>I tried getting GetHttpResponse which is the below code. I have tried to project resync to no avail.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Full error : Could not find method compile() for arguments [directory
    'libs'] on object of type
    org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.dsl.dependencies.DefaultDependencyHandler.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <pre><code>   configure(':app') {
          dependencies {
              classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.2'
              compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
              testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
              compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1'
              compile 'com.android.support:design:23.0.1'
              compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.4.1'
              compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5'
              // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
              // in the individual module build.gradle files
          }
      }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This is my gradle file </p>
  
  <pre><code>android {
      compileSdkVersion 25
      buildToolsVersion "25.0.3"
      defaultConfig {
          applicationId "itp361.nyp"
          minSdkVersion 23
          targetSdkVersion 23
          versionCode 1
          versionName "1.0"
          testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
          useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
      }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This is my gradle app file .
  I have searched many different questions and applied it but it still prompts me the error. I have also added executable jar 'org.arpache.http.leagcy' to C:\Users\user\Downloads\NYP\NYP\app\libs</p>