Error with parsing Android sdk content and initializing java tooling in eclipse

Question

Every time I open Eclipse, I get the following error messages:

Android SDK Content Loader: parseSdkContent failed java.lang.NullPointerException

Initializing Jav

Answer 1

I have remove the .metadata folder but after it, when I run the eclipse, I cannot creates any Android project. To solve it, I have done the follow:

1. Go to the main work directory of eclipse
2. Localize the folder com.android.ide.eclipse.adt It should be in .oldMetadata/.plugins/
3. Copy it to the new eclipse configuration: .metadata/plugins/

See the full solution here: http://www.jiahaoliuliu.com/2011/06/running-android-sdk-in-eclipse-errors.html#solution4