my android xml layout file keeps on Exception raised during rendering: Circular dependencies cannot exist in RelativeLayout Exception details are logged in Window Show View Error Log I cant figure out why? here is my code <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" tools:context="com.amandhapola.ribbit.LoginActivity" android:background="@drawable/background_fill" > <ImageView android:id="@+id/backgroundImage" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_alignParentTop="true" android:scaleType="fitStart" android:src="@drawable/background" android:contentDescription="@string/content_desc_background"/> <TextView android:id="@+id/title" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignParentTop="true" android:layout_above="@+id/subtitle" android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" android:textSize="60sp" android:layout_marginTop="32dp" android:textColor="@android:color/white" android:textStyle="bold" android:text="@string/app_name" /> <TextView android:id="@+id/subtitle" android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_below="@+id/title" android:layout_above="@+id/usernameField" android:textSize="13sp" android:textColor="@android:color/white" android:textStyle="bold" android:text="@string/subtitle"/> <EditText android:id="@+id/usernameField" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_above="@+id/passwordField" android:layout_below="@+id/subtitle" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:ems="10" android:hint="@string/username_hint" /> <EditText android:id="@+id/passwordField" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_below="@+id/usernameField" android:layout_above="@+id/loginButton" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_marginBottom="43dp" android:ems="10" android:hint="@string/password_hint" android:inputType="textPassword" /> <Button android:id="@+id/loginButton" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_below="@+id/passwordField" android:layout_above="@+id/signUpText" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:text="@string/login_button_label" /> <TextView android:id="@+id/signUpText" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginTop="12dp" android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" android:textColor="@android:color/white" android:layout_below="@+id/loginButton" android:text="@string/sign_up_text" /> </RelativeLayout>