Cant seem to figure out this error when referencing a class using setContentView

[Sam Acropolis]

So I made this new Java Class called splash which will be used to display a background image in my app . I wrote a onCreate method and then added this line so the image can be referenced and be placed in the "background" .

setContentView(R.layout.splash); 

the entire code in the Splash class:

protected void onCreate(Bundle SamGymRat) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		super.onCreate(SamGymRat);
		setContentView(R.layout.splash);
	}

The Error that complains on "splash" in setContentView

splash cannot be resolved or is not a field

I dont know if something has to be created in the R.Java file , from what I know its a no-no to touch that ...

any idea?

Thanks everyone

[Ulf Dittmer]

Indeed, never mess with the R class. It sounds as if you don't have the layout file that the code is trying to load; it should be called res/layout/splash.xml - that's what R.layout.splash does. Did you create that file?

[Sam Acropolis]

OMG , I totally missed that !! Forgot to create a splash.xml file in the layout folder!

Thank you so much man!