+            } else if (strcmp16(block.getElementName(&len), public_padding16.string()) == 0) {
+                SourcePos srcPos(in->getPrintableSource(), block.getLineNumber());
+            
+                String16 type;
+                ssize_t typeIdx = block.indexOfAttribute(NULL, "type");
+                if (typeIdx < 0) {
+                    srcPos.error("A 'type' attribute is required for <public-padding>\n");
+                    hasErrors = localHasErrors = true;
+                }
+                type = String16(block.getAttributeStringValue(typeIdx, &len));
+
+                String16 name;
+                ssize_t nameIdx = block.indexOfAttribute(NULL, "name");
+                if (nameIdx < 0) {
+                    srcPos.error("A 'name' attribute is required for <public-padding>\n");
+                    hasErrors = localHasErrors = true;
+                }
+                name = String16(block.getAttributeStringValue(nameIdx, &len));
+
+                uint32_t start = 0;
+                ssize_t startIdx = block.indexOfAttribute(NULL, "start");
+                if (startIdx >= 0) {
+                    const char16_t* startStr = block.getAttributeStringValue(startIdx, &len);
+                    Res_value startValue;
+                    if (!ResTable::stringToInt(startStr, len, &startValue)) {
+                        srcPos.error("Given 'start' attribute is not an integer: %s\n",
+                                String8(block.getAttributeStringValue(startIdx, &len)).string());
+                        hasErrors = localHasErrors = true;
+                    } else {
+                        start = startValue.data;
+                    }
+                } else if (nextPublicId.indexOfKey(type) < 0) {
+                    srcPos.error("No 'start' attribute supplied <public-padding>,"
+                            " and no previous id defined in this file.\n");
+                    hasErrors = localHasErrors = true;
+                } else if (!localHasErrors) {
+                    start = nextPublicId.valueFor(type);
+                }
+
+                uint32_t end = 0;
+                ssize_t endIdx = block.indexOfAttribute(NULL, "end");
+                if (endIdx >= 0) {
+                    const char16_t* endStr = block.getAttributeStringValue(endIdx, &len);
+                    Res_value endValue;
+                    if (!ResTable::stringToInt(endStr, len, &endValue)) {
+                        srcPos.error("Given 'end' attribute is not an integer: %s\n",
+                                String8(block.getAttributeStringValue(endIdx, &len)).string());
+                        hasErrors = localHasErrors = true;
+                    } else {
+                        end = endValue.data;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    srcPos.error("No 'end' attribute supplied <public-padding>\n");
+                    hasErrors = localHasErrors = true;
+                }
+
+                if (end >= start) {
+                    nextPublicId.replaceValueFor(type, end+1);
+                } else {
+                    srcPos.error("Padding start '%ul' is after end '%ul'\n",
+                            start, end);
+                    hasErrors = localHasErrors = true;
+                }
+                
+                String16 comment(
+                    block.getComment(&len) ? block.getComment(&len) : nulStr);
+                for (uint32_t curIdent=start; curIdent<=end; curIdent++) {
+                    if (localHasErrors) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    String16 curName(name);
+                    char buf[64];
+                    sprintf(buf, "%d", (int)(end-curIdent+1));
+                    curName.append(String16(buf));
+                    
+                    err = outTable->addEntry(srcPos, myPackage, type, curName,
+                                             String16("padding"), NULL, &curParams, false,
+                                             ResTable_map::TYPE_STRING, overwrite);
+                    if (err < NO_ERROR) {
+                        hasErrors = localHasErrors = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    err = outTable->addPublic(srcPos, myPackage, type,
+                            curName, curIdent);
+                    if (err < NO_ERROR) {
+                        hasErrors = localHasErrors = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    sp<AaptSymbols> symbols = assets->getSymbolsFor(String8("R"));
+                    if (symbols != NULL) {
+                        symbols = symbols->addNestedSymbol(String8(type), srcPos);
+                    }
+                    if (symbols != NULL) {
+                        symbols->makeSymbolPublic(String8(curName), srcPos);
+                        symbols->appendComment(String8(curName), comment, srcPos);
+                    } else {
+                        srcPos.error("Unable to create symbols!\n");
+                        hasErrors = localHasErrors = true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                while ((code=block.next()) != ResXMLTree::END_DOCUMENT && code != ResXMLTree::BAD_DOCUMENT) {
+                    if (code == ResXMLTree::END_TAG) {
+                        if (strcmp16(block.getElementName(&len), public_padding16.string()) == 0) {
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                continue;
+