PhoneGap 2.2.0 Android SplashScreen - Throwing error 'splash cannot be resolved or is not a field'

Question

I am new to Java and Android development. I want to show a splashscreen in my PhoneGap 2.2.0 Android App, but when I add

 super.setIntegerProperty("splashscreen", R.drawable.splash);

to my main class (extending DroidGap) Eclipse is throwing the error 'splash cannot be resolved or is not a field'.

Answer 1

R is a class created by the Android SDK when your application is compiled using the resources in the res folder. Ensure the splash image file exists in /res/drawable/splash.png (or required equivalent folders).

NB: The image name must be all in lower case.

Answer 2

R.drawable.splash refers to a file named splash.png in res/drawable (or the resolution specific drawable folders)

Create that file and it will compile correctly.

Answer 3

I'm using Phonegap version 3 and still had the same problem.

Following on from greg84 I feel its very important to note that it is literally looking for a file called splash.png or whatever is defined at:

R.drawable.splash

So if this was

R.drawable.jamie

you'd need to include at *\\app\\platforms\\android\\res\\drawable\\jamie.png

Hopefully this clears up the same 1 and a half hour confusion I just had.

Answer 4

The problem is the package of class 'R' in the code below.

super.setIntegerProperty("splashscreen", R.drawable.splash);

When you ctrl+space on the R, it shows import android.R but you have to import the same package in which you MainActivity.java(assume) is placed.Also defaultly there is no splash variable,you can create a new one and also you can use the pre-defined variable named 'ic_launcher'.Then you line of code will be ->

super.setIntegerProperty("splashscreen", R.drawable.ic_launcher);

Hope the problem will be solved..Cheers