Rendering Problems NOTE: One or more layouts are missing the layout_width or layout_height attributes. These are required in most layouts

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I have a project in Android and everything is okay then when i open the project yesterday this kept giving me this error

Rendering Problems
NOTE: One or more layouts are missing the layout_width or layout_height attributes. These are required in most layouts.
"invisible" in attribute "visibility" is not a valid integer (109 similar errors not shown)
Tip: Try to refresh the layout.

even when i start a new project and i go to the layout it kept giving me the error.

    <LinearLayout 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:gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:background="@color/backgroundDark"
    tools:context="coalesce.collabup.LoginActivity">

    <!-- Login progress -->
    <ProgressBar
        android:id="@+id/login_progress"
        style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleLarge"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
        android:visibility="gone" />

    <ScrollView
        android:id="@+id/login_form"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">

        <LinearLayout
            android:id="@+id/email_login_form"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="vertical">

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/Logo"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:text="CollabUp"
                android:textSize="70sp"
                android:lineSpacingExtra="8sp"
                android:typeface="normal"
                android:textAlignment="center"
                android:textStyle="normal|bold" />
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/motto"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:text="Collaboration at its finest"
                android:textStyle="normal|bold"
                android:textAlignment="center"
                android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
                android:layout_marginBottom="50dp" />

            <android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content">

                <AutoCompleteTextView
                    android:id="@+id/email"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:hint="Email"
                    android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
                    android:maxLines="1"
                    android:singleLine="true"
                    android:textSize="18sp"
                    android:padding="10dp"
                    android:layout_marginBottom="10dp" />

            </android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

            <android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
               >

                <EditText
                    android:id="@+id/password"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:hint="Password"
                    android:imeActionId="@+id/login"
                    android:imeActionLabel="Sign In"
                    android:imeOptions="actionUnspecified"
                    android:inputType="textPassword"
                    android:maxLines="1"
                    android:singleLine="true" />

            </android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
<RelativeLayout
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    >
            <CheckBox
                android:text="keep me log in?"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:id="@+id/checkBox2"
                android:layout_marginTop="10dp" />

            <Button
                android:id="@+id/email_sign_in_button"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
                android:text="Sign In"
                android:textStyle="bold"
                android:layout_marginLeft="250dp"
                android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"

                />
</RelativeLayout>
            <TextView
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:id="@+id/registertxt"
                android:text="New to CollabUp? Create an Account now!"
                android:textStyle="normal|bold"
                android:textAlignment="center"
                android:textSize="14sp"
                android:onClick="gotoRegister"
                android:layout_marginBottom="20dp" />

            <TextView
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:id="@+id/forgettxt"
                android:text="Forgot your password?"
                android:textStyle="normal|bold"
                android:textAlignment="center"
                android:onClick="gotoSendForget"
                android:textSize="14sp" />
            <TextView
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:id="@+id/creditstxt"
                android:text="Coalesce 2016 - All rights Reserved - CollabUp"
                android:textStyle="normal|bold"
                android:textColor="@android:color/white"
                android:textAlignment="center"
                android:textSize="14sp"
                android:layout_marginTop="20dp" />
        </LinearLayout>
    </ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>

The error probably doesn't lie. One or more layouts are missing attributes, or the attribute is set wrong. — OneCricketeer, Feb 27 '17 at 04:17
i dont know if its the xml but even when a start a new project i keep getting that error — rbcastro17, Feb 27 '17 at 04:31

score 28 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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The issue is resolved by these changes:

Close Android Studio
Go to C:\Users\UserName.android and rename the build-cache folder to buildcache.bak
Go to C:\Users\UserName.AndroidStudio3.2\system and rename these folders

(1) caches to caches.bak
(2) compiler to compiler.bak
(3) compile-server to compile-server.bak
(4) conversion to conversion.bak
(5) external_build_system to external_build_system.bak
(6) frameworks to frameworks.bak
(7) gradle to gradle.bak
(8) resource_folder_cache to resource_folder_cache.bak

Open the Android Studio and open your project again.

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Oct 30 '18 at 09:23

gourav singhal

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sometimes android app development is painful !! thanks for the answer bro :) it helped me alot – Darshn Nov 30 '18 at 19:05
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Not working for me. THey simply created the new folder of the same name instead. And the error is still here. – David Dimalanta Jan 07 '19 at 07:31
Thanks to Gaurav Singhal, this is the perfect answer to working on this problem. – Prince Dholakiya Jan 22 '19 at 10:13
why changing these folder names solves the issue? Is there any other alternatives? – pecific_rim Feb 14 '19 at 10:31
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Same bug。Any solution on MacOS? – Dalai_Lama Sep 21 '22 at 03:31
For Linux Users, the folders are located inside Home folder at .cache/Google/AndroidStudio2021.1 (Make sure to turn on "Show Hidden Files" ) – Reejesh Dec 05 '22 at 07:35

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 09 '18 at 10:44

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This issues is caused in newer versions of android studio 3.2 you can fix the error by deleting the cache files. step 1 : close android studio. step 2: Go to .AndroidStudio3.2->system->caches. step 3: Delete all files. step 4: open Android studio

answered Nov 09 '18 at 10:44

babin raj

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works excellently. The other answers didn't work for me. Thanks. – Gordon developer Jan 09 '19 at 08:58

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 11 '17 at 13:01

Your template is corrupted. Just go file and then setting. On the top search box, search templates and find file and code template. Choose that then choose other tab at the right hand side. click android and click layoutResourcesFile.xml. copy and paste the below code on it and make sure you click live templates.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<${ROOT_TAG} xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
             android:layout_width="${LAYOUT_WIDTH}"
             android:layout_height="${LAYOUT_HEIGHT}">

</${ROOT_TAG}>

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 09 '18 at 15:30

I also got this error. I was helped by the following:

Remove the Android Studio files

To delete any remains of Android Studio setting files, in File Explorer, go to your user folder (%USERPROFILE%), and delete .android, .AndroidStudio and any analogous directories with versions on the end, i.e. .AndroidStudio1.2, as well as .gradle and .m2 if they exist.

The source is here

But I have not deleted these folders. I removed the dots in the folder name. After that, I launched Android Studio. She suggested that I export the settings from the old folders (in which I removed the dots in the title). I refused and re-tuned the studio. After that I opened the project and everything works. Sorry for my english. I hope you understand my answer :)

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 22 '18 at 10:31

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The only thing that worked for me. 1. Download Android studio from the official website https://developer.android.com/studio/#downloads. 2. Install You can even import settings from the previos install. Now the render is fixed

answered Nov 22 '18 at 10:31

Jack

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 17 '19 at 02:29

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I used the simple feature of Clean Project (Build -> Clean Project) and it somehow worked for me!

answered Mar 17 '19 at 02:29

Jidnyasa Mantri

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Rendering Problems NOTE: One or more layouts are missing the layout_width or layout_height attributes. These are required in most layouts

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