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What is android:contentDescription="@string/desc" in ImageView's xml?

I added an imageView in GraphicalLayout but it looks different on my real device than on AVD.

I found that I need to add contentDescription in a layout .xml, but when I add: contentDescription="@string/desc"

there is an error:

"No resource found that matches the given name (at 'contentDescription' with value '@string/desc')"

What is this string "desc"? What should it looks like?

Solution

  • You need to add it in your string.xml file:

    <string name="desc">your desc goes here</string>

    Although I don't know why you NEED to add contentDescription to your imageView to solve the inconsistent look problem! I don't think this will solve it.