I agree that for internationalization the order spec is important. However, i read through the changes in the tools and SDK2.3 and I didn't read about this particular change in aapt (where position is now required, unless formatted="false" is used). Therefore, the error came by surprise and it took me a while to figure out (thanks Romain!).
Also, I only found an example of the positional parameters (1$, 2$, etc) in an example on this page: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/string-resource.html. I assume that the format is "n$", where n is a digit (or more digits?) that should appear right after the '%' character. Is this correct? If not, where can i find more info on this particular format (the Formatter java-doc does not say anything about the positional parameters).. On Dec 6, 4:31 pm, Xavier Ducrohet <[email protected]> wrote: > This suddenly appears because, starting with tools r8, applications > are compiled using the latest version of aapt (the tool that compiles > the android resource). > > We used to use version of aapt specific to the version of Android you > compiled against, but not anymore. > > Benefits of using the latest versions: > - if we add a feature, you'll get it even if you compile against an > older version. For instance, the new mode that automatically insert > debuggable="true" in your manifest would not be usable on older > versions. > - you get bug fixes too, or behavioral changes. In this case, aapt is > more strict, and while that may be annoying at first, this is really > important to use positional format. > > Xav > > On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Streets Of Boston > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > When this string is in my strings.xml > > > <string name="home_activity_header_name">%s %s</string> > > > I get this error when compiling the source-code: > > "error: Multiple substitutions specified in non-positional format; did > > you mean to add the formatted="false" attribute" > > > I just upgraded to the newest tools (v 8.0.0) and downloaded the > > latest SDK (2.3). > > I compile under apil-leverl 8 and i tried compiling under api-level 9. > > > Why does this error suddenly appear? > > Is there a way to get rid of it? > > > Thanks! > > > -- > > 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 > > -- > Xavier Ducrohet > Android SDK Tech Lead > Google Inc. > > Please do not send me questions directly. Thanks!- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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
