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Error in strings.xml file in Android

I have declared a long string in string.xml of an application.

Declared like this 

<string name="terms">PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY  BY ACCESSING THIS .................</string>

But this gives the following error :

error: Apostrophe not preceded by \ (in PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY
Solution

  • post your complete string. Though, my guess is there is an apostrophe (') character in your string. replace it with (\') and it will fix the issue. for example,

    //strings.xml
<string name="terms">
Hey Mr. Android, are you stuck?  Here, I\'ll clear a path for you.  
</string>

    Ref:

    http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=195353

    https://code.google.com/archive/p/replicaisland/issues/48