Question

This is my code:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
LinearLayout 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    <EditText android:id="@+id/edit_message"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:hint="@string/edit_message";
        </EditText>
     <Button
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/button_send";
       </Button>
</LinearLayout>

There’s an error
at the first EditText and first Button lines, the first error being the one in the title, and the second one being:
‘Element type ‘EditText’ must be followed by either Attribute Specifications, ‘>’ or ‘/>’

What’s wrong? the whole code is made (almost) exactly as shown here http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/building-ui.html

(and i’m sorry if I misspelled or forgot anything, I’m a noob here…)

EDIT: Thanks, guys, but I tried pasting your code over mine. Though there are no X signs, the debug tool still says there are some errors…

EDIT: Yes, I have the needed strings, as I followed the tutorial. But I don’t understand… If I paste the code given on the tutorial’s site to Eclipse, there’s still an error! I’ll try opening the .xml in another program.

Answer 1

You must close your tags either with /> in <EditText key="value" /> or with >in <EditText key="value"></EditText>. Don’t use ;

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="horizontal">

    <EditText android:id="@+id/edit_message"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:hint="@string/edit_message" >
    </EditText>
    <Button
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/button_send" />
</LinearLayout>

Edit: After that, if you still have errors, remove:

android:hint=”@string/edit_message”

and

android:text=”@string/button_send”

unless you have corresponding entries inside your values/strings.xml file for them:

<string name="edit_message">Enter a text</string>
<string name="button_send">Button text</string>