resValue gradle error: Unsupported type "String" in "generated.xml"

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A few weeks ago I posted a question How to override resources depending on buildType. And just yesterday there was a gradle plugin release for android. Based on this post on G+ I decided to write this question. The problem I have described in detail: I want to create some resource values depending on the `buildType`, but this doesn't work properly: The file "generated.xml" will be only created if I make a complete build over the command line: ``` gradlew build ``` But I also get an error by building the complete project over comannd line: ``` * What went wrong: Execution failed for task ':app:merge<buildVariant>Resources'. Unsupported type 'String' in file C:\Users\...\build\res\generated\release\values\generated.xml ``` Every other build-trial doesn't create this file. I tried following: - over IDE: - rebuild project - execute external task "assembleBuildVariant" - over command line: - gradlew assembleBuildVariant Strange gradle console output: ``` :app:generateBuildVariantResValues…

Accepted Answer

I solved adding the resources also in the `defaultConfig` block. For you it would be something like:

```
android {
    defaultConfig {
        resValue "string", "RES_FOO", "RES FOO RELEASE"
    }

buildTypes {
        debug{
            buildConfigField "String", "FOO", "\"FOO DEBUG\""
            resValue "string", "RES_FOO", "RES FOO DEBUG"
        }
        release {
            buildConfigField "String", "FOO", "\"FOO RELEASE\""
            resValue "string", "RES_FOO", "RES FOO RELEASE"
        }
    }
}
```

Please note that:

- item type must be `string` and not `String`

- item name must not contain spaces (as normal resource name)

EDIT: Since 0.8.3 it should works fine just declaring the resValue in the build type block.

resValue gradle error: Unsupported type "String" in "generated.xml"

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