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Question

New Layout editor in Android Studio 2.2 keeps showing this error on views like EditText and Buttons. kindly help.Also, any links that help in onboarding with the new constraint layout would be appreciated.

code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
    android:id="@+id/activity_main"
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="com.set.email.MainActivity"
    tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="0dp"
    tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="81dp">

    <TextView
        android:text="To:"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="7dp"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="4dp"
        android:id="@+id/textTo"/>

    <EditText
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
        android:ems="10"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="0dp"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="24dp"
        android:id="@+id/editTo"
        android:textAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.DeviceDefault.Medium"/>

    <EditText
        android:layout_width="384dp"
        android:layout_height="42dp"
        android:inputType="textPersonName"
        android:ems="10"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="0dp"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="94dp"
        android:id="@+id/editSubject"
        android:textAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.DeviceDefault.Medium"/>

    <EditText
        android:layout_width="384dp"
        android:layout_height="273dp"
        android:inputType="textPersonName"
        android:ems="10"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="0dp"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="179dp"
        android:id="@+id/editMessage"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="@+id/activity_main"
        tools:layout_constraintLeft_creator="50"
        android:textAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.DeviceDefault.Medium"/>

    <Button
        android:text="Send"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="140dp"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="454dp"
        android:id="@+id/btnSend"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="@+id/editMessage"
        tools:layout_constraintLeft_creator="0"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="@+id/activity_main"
        android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
        tools:layout_constraintRight_creator="0"
        android:textAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.DeviceDefault.Medium"/>


</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

Answer 1

You need to drag the EditText from the edge of the layout and not just the other widget. You can also add constraints by just dragging the constraint point that surrounds the widget to the edge of the screen to add constraints as specified.

The modified code will look something similar to this:

    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="@+id/router_text"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/activity_main"
    android:layout_marginTop="320dp"
    app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/activity_main"
    android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
    app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.29" 

Answer 2

Go to the Design, right click on your Widget, Constraint Layout >> Infer Constraints. You can observe that some code has been automatically added to your Text.

Answer 3

Follow these steps:
Right click on designing part > Constraint Layout > Infer Constraints

Answer 4

If Inferring the Constraints still gives you the error, just use this code:

app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"

Answer 5

Go to the XML layout Text where the widget (button or other View) indicates error, focus the cursor there and press alt+enter and select missing constraints attributes.

Answer 6

From Android Studio v3 and up, Infer Constraint was removed from the dropdown.

Use the magic wand icon in the toolbar menu above the design preview; there is the "Infer Constraints" button. Click on this button, this will automatically add some lines in the text field and the red line will be removed.