Android sdk main.out.xml parsing error

Question

I just started a new Android project, helloword\" to continue learning Android development and I got stumped compiling the default \'helloword\' compile / run. I think that

Answer 1

Never run your project from xml file .Open your java code then run it...If you run it from xml you will get that error.Its also same for manifest file

Answer 2

Had the same problem, this fixed it for me.

1. Delete activity_main.out.xml
2. Double click on a .java file
3. Hit F11

Answer 3

It is not your fault. When you try to compile a android project from its xml resource , eclipse considers it as executing xml file and so you get some output from it, in the same name of the xml with .out.xml extension.

To avoid this, you have to right click the project and select run as -> Android Application for the first time and then follow the below steps,

Window -> Preferences -> Run/Debug -> Launching -> Launch Operation -> Always Launch the previously launched application

Once you provide this in the window->preferences, from the next time when you press "run" or "ctrl+f11" from even a xml file, your project will get executed.

EDIT: You must also delete res/layout/*.out.xml, the file that Eclipse created and you do not need it.