Data Binding build error is vague [62685775]

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za...@gmail.com

created issue #1

Jun 16, 2017 05:03AM

If there is an error in a data binding layout file (like a typo in the variables or a variable that is not found), the error is a little vague. This is the message:
"Error:(111, 35) Identifiers must have user defined types from the XML file. price_guide_container is missing it "

What this error really meant to tell me is that it "Cannot find the definition of price_guide_container. Have you added it to <data>?"

If I am beginning data binding, "user defined types" might be unfamiliar.

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da...@google.com <da...@google.com> Nov 28, 2018 05:48PM

Accepted by da...@google.com.

da...@google.com <da...@google.com> #2Jan 8, 2019 10:48PM

Marked as fixed.

This (and other) error messages have been updated for readability / consistency and should be available whenever the next canary lands (which will be Studio 3.5)

da...@google.com <da...@google.com> #3Jan 8, 2019 10:51PM

For example:

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Identifiers must have user defined types from the XML file. price_guide_container is missing it
=================================================

will now be

=================================================
Could not find identifier 'price_guide_container'

Check that the identifier is spelled correctly, and that no <import> or <variable> tags are missing.
=================================================

I'm not sure I caught every error message, so if you continue to see anything that still doesn't make sense, please reply to this bug or open a new one.
Thanks!

za...@gmail.com <za...@gmail.com> #4Jan 23, 2019 12:18PM

This is great and really helpful! Thank you David!

da...@google.com <da...@google.com> #5Jan 23, 2019 05:58PM

My pleasure Zarah!

za...@gmail.com <za...@gmail.com> #6Jan 30, 2019 01:42PM

Filed a new one, David:

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/123616291

Issue 62685775