Error: String types not allowed (at 'screenOrientation' with value 'sensorPortait')

Question

I imported android project an I got 3 errors

error: Error: String types not allowed (at 'screenOrientation' with value 'sensorPortait'). AndroidManifest.xml /com.cartmillimaging.fishingmate.MapViewActivity    line 16 Android AAPT Problem

same error on different lines.

<activity android:name=".MapViewActivity" android:screenOrientation="sensorPortait">

For project build target I have selected Google APIs 2.3.3. 10. I also enabled Java compiler project specific settings and put compiler compliance error to 1.6.

I am new to android development, so can you help me?

Answer 1

checkout your API level. The following attributes:

android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait" only can work on API level 16+

android:screenOrientation="sensorPortait" can work under level 15

I think it's a fixed bug

Answer 2

There's a typo error in the value. The correct name is "sensorPortrait"

Answer 3

when you load project I get this error (I use api level 10). I found solution for this. You change screenOrientation to something else, save it, and then return to sensorPortait and everything now is working.

Answer 4

Confirmed what cashmere said.

i changed all

android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"

to

android:screenOrientation="sensorLandscape"

built the project and then changed it back again for all my activites in the manifest and all works good :)