The key must be an application-specific resource id

Question

Why do I get this Exception?

05-18 20:29:38.044: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(5453): java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The key must be an application-specific reso         


        

Answer 1

The reason you're not able to use setTag(int, Object) is because android require a pre-compiled unique id in the 'int' argument.

Try creating two unique entry in String.xml xml say, "firstname" & "secondname" & use them as below

imageView.setTag(R.string.firstname, "Abhishek");
imageView.setTag(R.string.lastname, "Gondalia");