Custom Attributes in Android

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I'm trying to create a custom attribute called Tag for all editable elements. I added the following to attrs.xml

<declare-styleable name="Spinner">
    <attr name="tag" format="string" />
</declare-styleable>

<declare-styleable name="EditText">
    <attr name="tag" format="string" />
</declare-styleable>

I get an error saying "Attribute tag has already been defined" for the EditText. Is it not possible to create a custom attribute of the same name on different elements?

score 70 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 25 '22 at 01:04

If you are going to use an attr in more than one place then put it in the root element inside the <resources> element like the following :

<resources>
    
    <attr name="tag" format="string" />

    <declare-styleable name="Spinner">
        <attr name="tag" />
    </declare-styleable>

    <declare-styleable name="EditText">
        <attr name="tag" />
    </declare-styleable>

</resources>

Now you can use the tag attribute in anywhere you want inside this xml file.

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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See if my detailed answer about custom attributes helps: Defining custom attrs

edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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