Yep, but not quite: :=) <button></button>
is the same as <button/> But <button/> is not the same as <button> </button> because here the button-element has child text-node containing whitespace. But then again, in your layout-xml it should not matter. This whitespace should just be ignored. On Mar 4, 10:46 pm, iDeveloper <ideveloper...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks. > > But AFAIK having a close button tag and closing the tag using /> is > one and the same! > > On 04-Mar-09, at 10:10 PM, Stoyan Damov wrote: > > > > > > > Not quite sure (haven't looked at the schema) but perhaps Button is an > > empty element, so in your layout it should look like this: > > >> <Button android:id="@+id/installRing" > >> android:layout_width="wrap_content" > >> android:layout_height="52px" > >> android:background="@drawable/installBtn" /> > > > That is, close the element " />" and remove the "</Button>" element > > end. > > > HTH, > > Stoyan > > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 8:27 AM, idev <ideveloper...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > >> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ > >> android" > >> android:orientation="vertical" > >> android:layout_width="fill_parent" > >> android:layout_height="fill_parent" > >> android:background="@drawable/bkg" > > >> <TextView > >> android:layout_width="fill_parent" > >> android:layout_height="200px" > >> android:text="@string/hello" > > >> </TextView> > >> <LinearLayout > >> android:orientation="horizontal" > >> android:layout_width="fill_parent" > >> android:layout_height="55px" > >> android:gravity="center"> > >> <Button android:id="@+id/installRing" > >> android:layout_width="wrap_content" > >> android:layout_height="52px" > >> android:background="@drawable/installBtn"> > >> </Button> > >> </LinearLayout> > > >> </LinearLayout> > > >> I cannot understand what is wrong with this layout. I keep getting > >> this error in the xml saying Element type "Button" must be either > >> followed by attributes or > or /> > >> I don't understand why the editor can't recognize android:id as an > >> attribute! I tried writing the whole XML again but keep getting this > >> error! > > >> Thanks for any help.- 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---