Android error: AAPT: error: resource drawable/ic_bot (aka com.example.chatbot:drawable/ic_bot) not found

Getting the error in Build Output when I'm trying to run the app: ERROR:C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\AndroidStudioProjects\Chatbot\app\src\main\res\layout\bot_msg.xml:18: AAPT: error: resource drawable/ic_bot (aka com.example.chatbot:drawable/ic_bot) not found.

Here's the code in bot_msg.xml:

    <!--below widget is for image of bot-->
    <ImageView
        android:layout_width="50dp"
        android:layout_height="50dp"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_bot" />

First time posting. Am a beginner.

Solution

Android creates a Drawable resource for any of .png, .jpg, or .gif files when you save them in the res/drawable/ directory.

In your case:

 ..\AndroidStudioProjects\Chatbot\app\src\main\res\drawable\

The filename is used as the resource ID. compiled resource datatype will be Resource pointer to a BitmapDrawable. and resource reference will be:

In Java: R.drawable.filename

In XML: @[package:]drawable/filename

The following application code retrieves the image as a Drawable:

Resources res = getResources();
Drawable drawable = res.getDrawable(R.drawable.myimage);