Simple solution to get rid off Null pointer exception which occurs when trying to edit Android XML files in Eclipse Helios

How to get rid of this error message?

I faced off this annoying error messages too often whenever editing res/values/strings.xml.   At first I thought I have missed something with the Android SDK installation.  Later through googling I found many newbies like me loosing their hair.   : (

I found two solutions from internet for this problem,

1. Right click the .xml file ---> Open with Android XML editor
2. Adding namespace attribute to root tag of our xml file

<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >

Source: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8173

Second method worked for me and i hope the same for you also.

I found one more solution with my click-anything ™ experimentation : ) 

Click the Resources/Structure tab and just press [s] icon in top right corner. Voila it worked for me.

 

If it worked for you also, don't forget to share your happiness.  Have a happy computing.