I saw somwhere else that one developer also has problems only with HTC
Hero (Sprint) ...



On Oct 18, 9:48 am, Shane <shanemenchi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> We are having problems only with HTC Hero phones as well.  Our issue
> is different that yours but it is very disappointing to see not all
> phones handle the SDK the same.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/threa...
>
> I suspect this is just going to get worse as more branded android
> experiences get released by manufacturers.  GRRRRRRRR
>
> On Oct 12, 9:46 pm, Jayesh Salvi <jayeshsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I tried to look into the android framework code
> > (link<http://www.google.com/codesearch/p?hl=en&sa=N&cd=1&ct=rc#uX1GffpyOZk/...
> > android.view.InflateException Error inflating class
> > java.lang.reflect.Constructor&l=458>). The topmost frame refers to a 'throw'
> > statement(line 512) that is inside a catch of a lower level exception. I
> > can't tell what part of the createView() function throws that lower level
> > exception.
> > I also tried to search around for the error string "Error inflating class
> > java.lang.reflect.Constructor", but couldn't found one with a similar stack
> > trace. (There are known crashes with this error message caused inside
> > android.preference.* package, but mine is a simple widget layout and not
> > preferences, as you might have seen in the XML file I attached earlier.)
>
> > I now have 9 reports of this crash and all of them are confirmed to be using
> > Sprint HTC Hero devices. This problem hasn't been reported on any other
> > phone. Is it fair to assume that it's a problem in that particular ROM? If
> > that's so, then what options do I have to resolve this issue - should I wait
> > helplessly for HTC/Sprint's next update?
>
> > Any suggestions are appreciated.
>
> > Thanks.
> > --
> > Jayesh
>
> > On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Jayesh Salvi <jayeshsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > --
> > > Jayesh
>
> > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Streets Of Boston <
> > > flyingdutc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >> I might be mistaken,
> > >> But this part of the stack-trace worries me a bit:
>
> > >>    android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:276)
> > >>    com.altcanvas.readerscope.ItemDetails.<init>(ItemDetails.java:
> > >> 145)
> > >>    com.altcanvas.readerscope.ItemDetails.getInstance(ItemDetails.java:
> > >> 566)
> > >>    com.altcanvas.readerscope.ReaderTask.doInBackground
> > >> (ReaderTask.java:1027)
>
> > >> Are you inflating a view in a background-thread and not in the main
> > >> gui-thread?
> > >> But then again, your code works on other Android phones....
>
> > > Yes that's true. The layout is inflated in background thread, but is made
> > > part of the root hierarchy (setContentView) only in the GUI thread.
>
> > > This doesn't give any problem on emulator or any other phones.
>
> > >> On Oct 12, 12:02 am, Jayesh Salvi <jayeshsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> > --
> > >> > Jayesh
>
> > >> > On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 1:11 AM, Romain Guy <romain...@google.com>
> > >> wrote:
>
> > >> > > Hi,
>
> > >> > > The stack trace you showed is not useful. This is the top of the
> > >> > > exception chain, which means this exception was caused by something
> > >> > > else. Please show the "application specific stack frames" you 
> > >> > > removed.
>
> > >> > The complete stack trace is:
>
> > >> > --------- Cause ---------
>
> > >> > android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #27: Error 
> > >> > inflating
> > >> > class java.lang.reflect.Constructor
>
> > >> >     android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:512)
>
> > >> com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayo­­utInflater.java:56)
>
> > >> android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:562)
> > >> >     android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:617)
> > >> >     android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:620)
> > >> >     android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:620)
> > >> >     android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:407)
> > >> >     android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:320)
> > >> >     android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:276)
> > >> >     com.altcanvas.readerscope.ItemDetails.<init>(ItemDetails.java:145)
>
> > >> com.altcanvas.readerscope.ItemDetails.getInstance(ItemDetails.java:566)
>
> > >> com.altcanvas.readerscope.ReaderTask.doInBackground(ReaderTask.java:1027)
>
> > >> com.altcanvas.readerscope.ReaderTask.doInBackground(ReaderTask.java:21)
> > >> >     com.altcanvas.readerscope.UserTask$2.call(UserTask.java:187)
> > >> >     java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:256)
> > >> >     java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:122)
>
> > >> java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.j­­ava:648)
>
> > >> java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:­­673)
> > >> >     java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1058)
> > >> > -------------------------------
>
> > >> > The code around line 145 in ItemDetails.java is:
>
> > >> > 144.        widerContainer = new LinearLayout(app);
>
> > >> > 145.        widerContainer.addView((LinearLayout) inflater
>
> > >> > 146.                    .inflate(R.layout.delcs,null), layoutFW);
>
> > >> > 147.        widerContainer.addView((LinearLayout) inflater
>
> > >> > 148.                    .inflate(R.layout.digg,null), layoutFW);
>
> > >> > > On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Jayesh Salvi <jayeshsa...@gmail.com
>
> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> > > > Hi,
> > >> > > > In past couple of days, users of my app have sent crash reports
> > >> > > indicating
> > >> > > > errors in layout inflation.
> > >> > > > "android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #27: Error
> > >> inflating
> > >> > > > class java.lang.reflect.Constructor"
> > >> > > > After some investigation I found out that all four of them were
> > >> using the
> > >> > > > new Sprint HTC Hero devices. This error hasn't been reported on any
> > >> other
> > >> > > > device/ROM nor could I repro it in the emulator.
> > >> > > > From searching around, I figured this is the kind of error that one
> > >> gets
> > >> > > if
> > >> > > > layout is too big or too wide. Although my layout is very well
> > >> within the
> > >> > > > limits that Android framework puts, I split it further and asked 
> > >> > > > the
> > >> > > users
> > >> > > > to test. However, even with this fix the users are seeing similar
> > >> crash
> > >> > > > while inflating the layout.
> > >> > > > Has anyone else had same experience with the new Hero devices?
> > >> > > > Any suggestions on how I can proceed to fix/workaround the issue -
> > >> given
> > >> > > > that I don't have access to any such device?
> > >> > > > Following is the detailed stack trace of the crash:
>
> > >> > > > android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #27: Error
> > >> inflating
> > >> > > > class java.lang.reflect.Constructor
>
> > >> > > >     android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:512)
>
> > >> com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayo­­utInflater.java:56)
>
> > >> > > android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:562)
> > >> > > >     android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:617)
> > >> > > >     android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:620)
> > >> > > >     android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:620)
> > >> > > >     android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:407)
> > >> > > >     android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:320)
> > >> > > >     android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:276)
>
> > >> > > > ....
>
> > >> > > > <-- application specific stack frames -->
>
> > >> > > > Thanks,
> > >> > > > --
> > >> > > > Jayesh
>
> > >> > > --
> > >> > > Romain Guy
> > >> > > Android framework engineer
> > >> > > romain...@android.com
>
> > >> > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time
> > >> > > to provide private support.  All such questions should be posted on
> > >> > > public forums, where I and others can see and answer them- Hide 
> > >> > > quoted
> > >> text -
>
> > >> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
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