Android layout error: "Resource id <res_id> is not of type STYLE (instead attr)"

Question

I'm seeing an error I've never seen before w/ Android that's preventing some of my layout files from rendering in Eclipse. They render fine at runtime.

The error that shows up in the graphical layout editor (and my Error log) is: "Resouce id 0x1010081 is not of type STYLE (instead attr)"

I've searched for resource id 0x1010081 in my R files, and I can't find it so I'm guessing maybe somehow I have a conflict with a built in Android attr. I've also verified that all of my style attributes below point to actual styles and not attr. Any help appreciated.

Here's my full layout code:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@drawable/bkg_light"
    android:padding="@dimen/padding_med" >

    <RelativeLayout
        android:id="@+id/relativeLayout_activity"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/button_height"
        android:background="@drawable/xml_button"
        android:padding="@dimen/padding_med" >

        <TextView            
            style="@style/text_large_bold_white"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
            android:text="@string/activity" />

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView_activity"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
            android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/margin_med"
            android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/textView_arrow_right_start_date" 
            android:text="@string/none_selected"/>

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView_arrow_right_start_date"
            style="@style/arrow_right"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
            android:layout_centerVertical="true" />
    </RelativeLayout>

    <!-- kv Duration -->

    <RelativeLayout
        android:id="@+id/relativeLayout_duration"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/relativeLayout_activity"
        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/margin_large"
        android:background="@drawable/xml_button">

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView_duration"
            style="@style/text_large_bold_white"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
            android:text="@string/duration_lc" 
            android:paddingLeft="@dimen/padding_med"/>

        <Spinner
            android:id="@+id/spinner_duration"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="@dimen/button_height"
            android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
            android:entries="@array/array_durations"
            android:prompt="@string/duration_lc"
            android:spinnerMode="dropdown" 
            android:clickable="false"/>
    </RelativeLayout>

</RelativeLayout>

And here's my styles.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <style name="arrow_right">
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
        <item name="android:textSize">@dimen/text_xxlarge</item>
        <item name="android:text">@string/arrow_right</item>
    </style>

    <style name="button_blue">
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/white</item>
        <item name="android:background">@drawable/selector_button_blue</item>
        <item name="android:padding">@dimen/padding_med</item>
    </style>

    <style name="button_blue_small">
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/white</item>
        <item name="android:background">@drawable/selector_button_blue_small</item>
        <item name="android:padding">@dimen/padding_med</item>
    </style>

    <style name="button_dark">
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/white</item>
        <item name="android:background">@drawable/selector_button_dark</item>
        <item name="android:padding">@dimen/padding_med</item>
    </style>

    <style name="button_light">
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/black</item>
        <item name="android:background">@drawable/selector_button_light</item>
        <item name="android:padding">@dimen/padding_med</item>
    </style>

    <style name="button_light_small">
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/black</item>
        <item name="android:textSize">@dimen/text_small</item>
        <item name="android:background">@drawable/selector_button_light</item>
        <item name="android:padding">@dimen/padding_small</item>
    </style>  

    <style name="text_small_gray_light">
        <item name="android:textSize">@dimen/text_small</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/gray_light</item>
    </style>

    <style name="text_med_bold_gray_light">
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
        <item name="android:textSize">@dimen/text_med</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/gray_light</item>
    </style>    

    <style name="text_large_bold_white">
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
        <item name="android:textSize">@dimen/text_large</item>
    </style>

    <style name="text_large_bold_black">
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
        <item name="android:textSize">@dimen/text_large</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/black</item>
    </style>

    <style name="text_large_bold_gray_dark">
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
        <item name="android:textSize">@dimen/text_large</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/gray_dark</item>
    </style>

    <style name="text_large_bold_gray_light">
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
        <item name="android:textSize">@dimen/text_large</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/gray_light</item>
    </style>

    <style name="text_large_bold_white">
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
        <item name="android:textSize">@dimen/text_large</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/white</item>
    </style>

    <style name="text_large_white">
        <item name="android:textSize">@dimen/text_large</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/white</item>
    </style>
</resources>

And here's my custom theme.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <style name="Theme.P90X" parent="@style/Theme.Sherlock">
        <item name="android:textColor">#ffffffff</item>
    </style>
</resources>

Solution 1

I also have this problem, with the same resource ID showing up. It disappears when I change android:spinnerMode to "dialog" so I suspect it's not a problem with your code.

The id in question refers to the android attribute spinnerStyle. See the doc for R.attr

I found a workaround, namely replace

android:spinnerMode="dropdown"

with

android:spinnerStyle="@android:style/Widget.Spinner.DropDown".

Solution 2

Have you tried changing the each style property to something like this:

style="?attr/text_large_bold_white"

Solution 3

As JulianSymes says the problem is

android:spinnerMode="dropdown"

His solution (replace for android:spinnerStyle="@android:style/Widget.Spinner.DropDown") runs on my phone but not on my tablet

My solution is more simple: DELETE THE LINE.

spinnerMode="dropdown" is by default, therefore it's unnecesary

Comments

[Justin Jasmann]

Could you attach the full error log and your styles.xml?

[Karim Varela]

@JustinJasmann: styles.xml listed. The only I get is the one listed above.

[John]

Why didn't you accept the right answer ?

[Karim Varela]

The styles in my layout are custom styles defined in styles.xml. I've listed that in the posting.

[Karim Varela]

I tried removing all style tags and I'm still seeing the error Maybe there's some conflict with a system style?

[Ridcully]

Do you have a custom Theme perhaps, which would add styles indirectly?

[Karim Varela]

I do have a custom theme whose parent is Theme.Sherlock. It's pretty simple, however. I've added it to the posting.

[Ridcully]

Can you try wether the error is still there when you remove your custom theme altogether?

[Karim Varela]

Didn't help, made no difference.

[pmont]

This works perfectly. Thank you! OP should credit yours as the correct answer.

[Sofi Software LLC]

Note @android:style/Widget.Spinner.DropDown requires API level 11

[Patrick]

While it does get rid of the error for me as well, I get "Error inflating class android.widget.Spinner" at runtime.

[Pratik Butani]

But its throwing: 04-19 15:55:44.161: E/AndroidRuntime(8799): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #14: Error inflating class android.widget.Spinner

[JulianSymes]

@PratikButani in view of the number of upvotes to my answer, this is likely a separate issue, or your minimum SDK level is set to something less than 11.

[gswierczynski]

I got min SDK set to 15 and I still get "Binary XML file line #14: Error inflating class android.widget.Spinner"

[Brian White]

To those getting the InflateException, note that the attribute name also changes from spinnerMode to spinnerStyle.