android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #12: Error inflating class <unknown>
I am receiving many errors of kind displayed in the subj. These errors seems to be occasional and I cannot reproduce them. From stack I can learn that such error may occurs for my different layout resources. The line of XML is also varying.
Can anybody explain why this error occurs? And what I can do to fix this problem?
Stack
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com.fsp.android.f generated the following exception:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.fsp.android.f/com.life360.android.ui.tour.TourActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #12: Error inflating class <unknown>
--------- Stack trace ---------
1. android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2649)
2. android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2674)
3. android.app.ActivityThread.access$2200(ActivityThread.java:131)
4. android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1975)
5. android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
6. android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
7. android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4702)
8. java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
9. java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
10. com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:860)
11. com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:618)
12. dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
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----------- Cause -----------
android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #12: Error inflating class <unknown>
1. android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:513)
2. com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayoutInflater.java:56)
3. android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:563)
4. android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:618)
5. android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:621)
6. android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:382)
7. android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:320)
8. android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:276)
9. com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:208)
10. android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1629)
11. com.solvek.sample.ui.BaseActivity.onCreate(BaseActivity.java:23)
12. com.solvek.sample.ui.tour.TourActivity.onCreate(TourActivity.java:161)
13. android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)
14. android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2587)
15. android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2674)
16. android.app.ActivityThread.access$2200(ActivityThread.java:131)
17. android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1975)
18. android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
19. android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
20. android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4702)
21. java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
22. java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
23. com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:860)
24. com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:618)
25. dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
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-------- Environment --------
Time =2010-12-20 08:27:35 AM
Device =tmobile/htc_espresso/espresso/espresso:2.1-update1/ERE27/216830:user/release-keys
Make =HTC
Model =T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide
Product =htc_espresso
App =com.fsp.android.f, version 2.0.9 (build 1232)
Here is a result of XML, however such error occurs in other xmls
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<merge xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<ViewFlipper android:layout_gravity="fill" android:id="@+id/flipper" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_width="fill_parent">
<ImageView android:scaleType="fitXY" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/tour_1"/>
<ImageView android:scaleType="fitXY" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/tour_2"/>
<ImageView android:scaleType="fitXY" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/tour_3"/>
<ImageView android:scaleType="fitXY" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/tour_4"/>
<ImageView android:scaleType="fitXY" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/tour_5"/>
<ImageView android:scaleType="fitXY" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/tour_6"/>
<ImageView android:scaleType="fitXY" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/tour_7"/>
<ImageView android:scaleType="fitXY" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/tour_8"/>
<ImageView android:scaleType="fitXY" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/tour_9"/>
<ImageView android:scaleType="fitXY" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/tour_10"/>
<ImageView android:scaleType="fitXY" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/tour_11"/>
</ViewFlipper>
<LinearLayout android:id="@+id/exit_bar" android:layout_gravity="top" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="@drawable/blue_bar" android:visibility="invisible">
<Button android:background="@drawable/orange_btn" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="center" android:textStyle="bold" android:textColor="#000000" android:shadowColor="#ffffff" android:shadowRadius="1.6" android:shadowDx="1.5" android:shadowDy="1.3" android:id="@+id/exit_tour_btn" android:text="Exit" android:layout_marginLeft="20dip"/>
<TextView android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:textColor="#ffffff" android:layout_gravity="center" android:layout_width="110dip" android:layout_marginLeft="20dip" android:textSize="16dip" android:textStyle="bold" android:text="Life360 Tour"/>
</LinearLayout>
<Button style="@style/BlueBtn" android:text="Continue" android:layout_marginTop="40dip" android:id="@+id/continue_btn" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="center" />
<FrameLayout android:id="@+id/bottom_bar" android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="@drawable/blue_bar" android:visibility="invisible">
<ImageView android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/left" android:layout_gravity="left|center" android:background="@drawable/tour_left" android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"/>
<ImageView android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/right" android:layout_gravity="right|center" android:background="@drawable/tour_right" android:layout_marginRight="10dip"/>
</FrameLayout>
</merge>
The inflate exception is not actually the problem but really comes from another deeper issue in your layout that is then wrapped in an InflateException.
A common issue is an out of memory exception when trying to inflate an ImageView loading a drawable resource. If one of these resources has a high pixel resolution it would take a lot of memory causing then an inflate exception.
So basically verify that the pixel resolution in all your image drawables is just the minimum necessary for your layout.
This can also happen if you use a VectorDrawable using support library and forgot to use app:srcCompat instead of android:src
Exact error is: Binary XML file line #XX: Error inflating class ImageView
See that link
ViewFlipper loads all images into memory during layout inflating. Because my images are big it takes many memory, I replaced ViewFlipper with ImageSwitcher which can change the images with animation like ViewFlipper but it loads only one image at the time.