Missing contentDescription attribute on image in android XML

Question

Why do i get this warning in ImageView in android?

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/user_image"
        android:layout_width="30dip"
        android:layout_height="30dip" />

Possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9730673/missing-contentdescription-attribute-on-image-in-xml — Wand Maker, Jul 06 '13 at 17:09
That's a lint warning that you are missing this attribute `android:src="@drawable/mydrawable"` — Raghunandan, Jul 06 '13 at 17:12

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 06 '13 at 21:35

You have to set the attribute "android:contentDescription" in your ImageView.

Example :

<ImageView
    android:id="@+id/user_image"
    android:layout_width="30dip"
    android:layout_height="30dip" 
    android:contentDescription="@string/imageViewDescription" />

This warning is thrown to be sure that your ImageView describes his content by a brief text.

Missing contentDescription attribute on image in android XML

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