R cannot be resolved to a variable error when setting background

Question

I am making an app in which I set an image as the background but when I set this image as the background the R.java file disappears and I get the "R cannot be resolve to a variable error"

EDIT:None of the usual "R cannot be resolved to a variable" solutions did not work

Any solutions?

the problem was in the name of the image it had the invalid charecter '-' — jaisonDavis, Jul 13 '12 at 04:41
possible duplicate of [R cannot be resolved - Android error](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/885009/r-cannot-be-resolved-android-error) — Ryan, Dec 17 '12 at 18:04

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '12 at 04:37

This problem mostly appear due to due to build path errors, to check problems see Eclipse Menu-> Windows -? Show View-> Error Logs and Eclipse Menu-> Windows -? Show View->Problems. and According the problem listed resolve the error, and then try to compile the project.

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 13 '12 at 05:11

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Maybe this will work. I'm not sure.

1. Change the name of the image(in drawable directory) you are trying to use.
2. Clean the project

Also, check your imports if u are importing android.R class instead of your own R.java class

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 13 '12 at 05:11

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Are you importing android.R instead of your own R class?

Try clean the project or do a manual import.

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R cannot be resolved to a variable error when setting background

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