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Android

Posted by Razvan Sighinas
Razvan Sighinas
2,018 Points

content is not allowed in prolog.

i have encountered a similar error as in this reference "Content is not allowed in prolog." error in Android Studio, but there is no solution in it. Please advice.

Error encountered:

Information:Gradle tasks [:app:generateDebugSources, :app:generateDebugAndroidTestSources] :app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE :app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE :app:checkDebugManifest :app:preReleaseBuild UP-TO-DATE :app:prepareComAndroidSupportAppcompatV72221Library UP-TO-DATE :app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportV42221Library UP-TO-DATE :app:prepareDebugDependencies :app:compileDebugAidl UP-TO-DATE :app:compileDebugRenderscript UP-TO-DATE :app:generateDebugBuildConfig UP-TO-DATE :app:generateDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE :app:mergeDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE :app:generateDebugResValues UP-TO-DATE :app:generateDebugResources UP-TO-DATE :app:mergeDebugResources Error:Content is not allowed in prolog. F:\android\FunFacts_start-android\Zodiac\app\src\main\res\drawable_2\imaginefundal.png Error:(1, 1) Error: Content is not allowed in prolog. :app:mergeDebugResources FAILED Error:Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugResources'.

F:\android\FunFacts_start-android\Zodiac\app\src\main\res\drawable_2\imaginefundal.png:1:1: Error: Content is not allowed in prolog. Information:BUILD FAILED Information:Total time: 5.181 secs Information:3 errors Information:0 warnings Information:See complete output in console

Steps to reproduce the issue:

1) Use Android Studio 1.3.2 2) Create new project for "Build a Weather App" (course material) 3) Run project using emulator -> error occurred

Please advice.

Regards,

Razvan Sighinas

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi there,

The issue is something to do with a file that you've imported: F:\android\FunFacts_start-android\Zodiac\app\src\main\res\drawable_2\imaginefundal.png.

The drawable_2 part is probably the problem - have you dragged an entire folder across which has replicated the drawable folder?

I would suggest checking that, deleting the new folder entirely and dragging the .png files across within their own folders - e.g. clear_day.png is a folder with 4 .png files within it.

That would be my first inclination - but I haven't seen that error before so it's just my best guess.

Steve.

Razvan Sighinas
Razvan Sighinas
2,018 Points

Thank you.That file was the problem.

Razvan

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Glad to help! :-)