error: Error parsing XML: unbound prefix after adding ScrollView

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After adding scrollview to my xml file i am getting error at 4th line. I have tried moving xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" but still getting the same error.

<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/ScrollView01"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >

<RelativeLayout
android:id="@+id/RelativeLayout01"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#ffffff"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context="com.easy.convert.MainActivity" >

<ImageButton
    android:id="@+id/btnbitsbytes"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
    android:background="#00000000"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:src="@drawable/btnbitsbytes" />

<ImageButton
    android:id="@+id/btnmassweight"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/btnbitsbytes"
    android:layout_below="@+id/btnbitsbytes"
    android:layout_marginTop="14dp"
    android:background="#00000000"
    android:src="@drawable/btnmassweight" />

<ImageButton
    android:id="@+id/ButtonConvert"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/btnmassweight"
    android:layout_below="@+id/btnmassweight"
    android:layout_marginTop="14dp"
    android:background="#00000000"
    android:src="@drawable/btnlength" />

<ImageButton
    android:id="@+id/imageButton3"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/ButtonConvert"
    android:layout_below="@+id/ButtonConvert"
    android:layout_marginTop="14dp"
    android:background="#00000000"
    android:src="@drawable/btntemperature" />

<ImageButton
    android:id="@+id/imageButton4"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/imageButton3"
    android:layout_below="@+id/imageButton3"
    android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
    android:background="#00000000"
    android:src="@drawable/btndistance" />

<ImageButton
    android:id="@+id/imageButton5"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_below="@+id/imageButton4"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_marginTop="22dp"
    android:background="#00000000"
    android:src="@drawable/btnaboutus" />

</RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>

Duplicate xmlns:android is an error but it would produce another error message. If removing it doesn't help, consider posting more of your XML. — laalto
– laalto, Commented Mar 22, 2014 at 18:35
this doesn't solve the problem, but it's another observation: "fill_parent" is deprecated since API Level 8 (included). Use "match_parent", instead — Phantômaxx
– Phantômaxx, Commented Mar 22, 2014 at 18:40

Raghunandan · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-22 18:56:29Z

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Remove xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" for RelativeLayout. That is need only for the root element ie ScrollView

<RelativeLayout
android:id="@+id/RelativeLayout01"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#ffffff"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
>

Remove this

tools:context="com.easy.convert.MainActivity"

or add xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"

<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
 android:id="@+id/ScrollView01"
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="fill_parent" 
 tools:context="com.easy.convert.MainActivity">

Edit:

xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android

is the xml name space for android.

 xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"

http://schemas.android.com/tools is the namespace uri and the prefix is tools. You can find a list of tools attribute @

http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/tools-attributes

edited Mar 22, 2014 at 18:56

answered Mar 22, 2014 at 18:34

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Raghunandan Over a year ago

@Tanmay post the entire xml

Raghunandan Over a year ago

@Tanmay Remove this tools:context="com.easy.convert.MainActivity"

Tanmay Over a year ago

Instead of removing this line i have added xmlns:tools="schemas.android.com/tools" line. Can you tell me what is the use of tools:context ?

Raghunandan Over a year ago

@Tanmay you could do that

Tanmay Over a year ago

Thanks a lot Raghunandan ! :)

laalto · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-22 18:42:36Z

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You have the tools:context="com.easy.convert.MainActivity" attribute. You need to declare the tools namespace prefix as well, like android is declared:

xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"

answered Mar 22, 2014 at 18:42

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