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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Adding a Button

Posted by oscar salmon
oscar salmon
Courses Plus Student 219 Points

i need help with the coding of my app i got a error, how can i fix this Error:(10, 17) Resource id cannot be an emp

these are the 2 error that appear in my app

Error:(10, 17) Resource id cannot be an empty string (at 'id' with value '@+id/').

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.

com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Users\PC1\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\build-tools\21.1.2\aapt.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

activity_main.xml 
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent" >

  <TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</RelativeLayout>
LeJacque Gillespie
LeJacque Gillespie
3,990 Points

I was unable to figure it out so I just started a new project and everything went through fine. I just did that tonight.

sahil shokeen
sahil shokeen
1,579 Points
sahil shokeen
sahil shokeen
1,579 Points

resource id cannot be empty as for eg @+id/string/.