Meaning of "No label views point to this text field" warning message

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What is the meaning of this warning?

No label views point to this text field with an android:labelFor="@ id/@ id/editText1" attribute

Note that the double id (@id/@id) is a problem with the error message text and does not reflect the XML content (which is the correct syntax).

Read this post,it will be helpful: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5025910/difference-between-id-and-id-in-android — Nargis, Jun 03 '13 at 11:58

score 20 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 03 '13 at 11:57

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The labelFor is an attribute for accessibility options. You assign this to a label so that if, on a form , user clicks a textedit field , android can know what to read (TalkBack) to user.

The id you assigned to it doesn't seem to be a valid one. why there are two @id in the id? Use ids like this: @id/editText1

answered Jun 03 '13 at 11:57

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Thanks. This is the only answer that actually explains what "labelFor" does and why we should add it. – Intrications Jan 26 '16 at 19:44
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24731137/difference-between-androidid-and-androidlabelfor contains additional information. – Soren Stoutner Jun 29 '16 at 17:54

score 18 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 12 '14 at 19:19

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I've had the same warning message. It disappeared, when I added a hint to my EditText

android:hint="Some explanation about the input..."

answered Jun 12 '14 at 19:19

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For anyone look for the eclipse character, here it is `…`. – Dave Chen Oct 25 '14 at 19:33
@DavidChen Didn't you want to write "ellipsis" instead of "eclipse"? – Bartis Áron Nov 05 '17 at 14:21

score 13 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 26 '14 at 12:28

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Although I am not familiar with the exact error you have posted. But it definitely sounds like you have done something wrong with the id in the textView. Use id like following in your textView.

android:id="@+id/editText1"

And if you want to set labelFor then use :

   android:labelFor="@+id/editText1"

edited Aug 26 '14 at 12:28

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answered Jun 03 '13 at 11:54

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this error will show in the XML if you simply drag a "Multiline Text" into a layout. – Someone Somewhere Apr 27 '14 at 07:42
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You should not have plus sign in the "labelFor" id. It should be: android:labelFor="@id/editText1" The plus sign is only used once to generate the id. – wholladay Oct 17 '14 at 14:48
@wholladay yes, but that wont be problem here. + will add id if not exist. still thx for the suggestion – stinepike Oct 18 '14 at 04:53
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@wholladay It does matter if you try to reference an id before it is created. Either you add the +, either you re-organize your xml elements. – parvus Jan 17 '15 at 07:41

YEH · Answer 4 · 2015-11-29T08:20:01.953

It means that you probably should define a label for this edit text and link them using a labelFor inside that labels definition.

example code:

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/my_textView"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:labelFor="@+id/my_editText" <!--the plus sign goes first in the code-->
    android:text="I'm a label" />

<EditText
    android:id="@id/my_editText" <!--no plus sign if not the first-->
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:inputType="text"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

and it's not only for text views.

thampi joseph · Answer 5 · 2013-06-03T12:02:27.193

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Remove th first '@id/' , use like

android:id="@+id/editText1"

which is the correct format. Keep going.. Best wishes.. :)

edited Jun 03 '13 at 12:02

answered Jun 03 '13 at 11:56

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score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 08 '15 at 02:06

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I solved it by writing both attributes:

android:id="@+id/editText1" android:labelFor="@+id/editText1"

answered Sep 08 '15 at 02:06

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score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Jul 29 '13 at 14:24

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Select the editText, go to Properties, then Label for and enter @id/EditText1

answered Jul 29 '13 at 14:24

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it makes no sense to me, but this actually worked !! Nice and ez way to get rid of a warning. – Someone Somewhere Apr 28 '14 at 05:44

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 28 '14 at 20:21

If the XML looks correct and you're in a Graphical Layout mode then it's probably using a later version of the Android rendering layout that doesn't support EditText.

In Eclipse and Android Studio there should be a green Android icon with what API version is rendering the layout. Make sure you're using a non W or Wearable API as Android W APIs don't support the EditText element. (EditText is most likely not supported because virtual keyboard space is limited on those devices).

The rendered preview should support EditText in any API 4.X version without a trailing W.

Meaning of "No label views point to this text field" warning message

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