I also get this problem. Even just editing the xml by hand using the xml tab I get errors for every letter I type. It does still let me save and it does compile successfully. I'm also on Windows 7 64bit
On Jul 1, 4:38 am, Zigurd <[email protected]> wrote: > Does your question 1 refer to the step in installation where you use > the AVD and SDK Manager to install build target packages? If so, you > can choose to install all of them without using up too much space on a > big machine. If you install all of the build targets you will be sure > to be compatible with example code that is set up for various API > levels. > > A null pointer exception reported in Eclipse that occurs in an Android > XML editor usually means the visual editor could not interpret or > create the XML correctly. The most common case I see that is > attempting to use a layout editor where a View class has been > subclassed and the subclass name is used in the layout - the layout > editor can't handle that. So I suspect you have encountered something > similar. Edit the XML "by hand" - switch to the xml view using the > tabs at the bottom of the editor pane - and make sure that there are > no errors in the XML file. > > On Jun 30, 10:01 am, Albion <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I've been following the tutorial at this > > page...http://www.vogella.de/articles/Android/article.html > > > I had originally sent an e-mail to the author of the tutorial who > > promptly told me that I shouldn't e-mail him about his tutorial, but > > should ask this group instead. Below is a copy of the e-mail I sent > > him, I am hoping someone here can help. > > > -- > > > I am running Windows 7 Business x64 with the latest Microsoft > > updates. Eclipse Helios Build: 20100617-1415 (IDE for Java > > Developers), Android SDK r06, Android Developer Tools > > 0.9.7.v201005071157-36220, Java JDK 6 update 20. All on a Quad core > > E5345 with 8gig of RAM and lots and lots of hard drive space (space > > isn't an issue). > > > 1) In Section 2.3 under "Select available packages and select the > > latest version of the SDK." your tutorial tells me to select all of > > the Android 2.2 packages. What if I only want to code in Android > > 1.6? Will I also need to get the 1.6 packages? The same for 2.1? > > > 2) In section 4.3 you tell me to open strings.xml under res/values. > > When I select the resource tab for strings.xml there is nothing listed > > under Resource Elements, where you say I should see "hello (String)" > > and "app_name (String)". When I try to add an element or do anything > > else with the elements listed I get an error: "An error has > > occurred. See error log for more details. > > java.lang.NullPointerException." Even when I select the strings.xml > > tab next to the resource tab and try to manually change the text, for > > each character I type I get the same error. Google has turned up > > nothing for that error on Eclipse with Android. I've tried completely > > removing and reinstalling Eclipse and Android SDK, making sure I > > followed your tutorial for both Eclipse install and Android install > > much much closer. When I got back to the point of section 4.3 I got > > the same errors. > > > All in all I tried reinstalling both Eclipse and Android SDK 3 times, > > following your tutorial closer each time, with the same result. Any > > ideas what I may be doing wrong? > > > I really appreciate the tutorial and your help. Thanks > > > -- > > > -Craig -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
