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Android

App RunTimeException crash

07-06 11:11:07.670 2658-2658/? E/AndroidRuntime﹕ FATAL EXCEPTION: main Process: javaco.interactivestory, PID: 2658 java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{javaco.interactivestory/javaco.interactivestory.ui.StoryActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #8: Error inflating class <unknown>

What's going wrong here? The app keeps crashing after I tap the button to move to the next page after the title.

Here is the full log

07-06 11:11:07.670 2658-2658/? E/AndroidRuntime﹕ FATAL EXCEPTION: main Process: javaco.interactivestory, PID: 2658 java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{javaco.interactivestory/javaco.interactivestory.ui.StoryActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #8: Error inflating class <unknown> at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2298) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2360) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:144) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1278) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5221) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:899) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:694) Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #8: Error inflating class <unknown> at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:633) at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayoutInflater.java:55) at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:682) at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:741) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:806) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:504) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:414) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:365) at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:377) at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:2144) at javaco.interactivestory.ui.StoryActivity.onCreate(StoryActivity.java:35) at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5937) at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1105) at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2251)             at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2360)             at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:144)             at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1278)             at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)             at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)             at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5221)             at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)             at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)             at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:899)             at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:694) Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Native Method) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:288) at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:607)             at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayoutInflater.java:55)             at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:682)             at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:741)             at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:806)             at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:504)             at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:414)             at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:365)             at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:377)             at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:2144)             at javaco.interactivestory.onCreate(StoryActivity.java:35)             at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5937)             at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1105)             at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2251)             at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2360)             at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:144)             at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1278)             at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)             at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)             at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5221)             at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)             at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)             at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:899)             at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:694) Caused by: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Failed to allocate a 35030892 byte allocation with 4194304 free bytes and 17MB until OOM at dalvik.system.VMRuntime.newNonMovableArray(Native Method) at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.nativeDecodeAsset(Native Method) at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeStream(BitmapFactory.java:609) at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeResourceStream(BitmapFactory.java:444) at android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.createFromResourceStream(Drawable.java:973) at android.content.res.Resources.loadDrawableForCookie(Resources.java:2423) at android.content.res.Resources.loadDrawable(Resources.java:2330) at android.content.res.TypedArray.getDrawable(TypedArray.java:749) at android.widget.ImageView.<init>(ImageView.java:146) at android.widget.ImageView.<init>(ImageView.java:135) at android.widget.ImageView.<init>(ImageView.java:131)             at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Native Method)             at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:288)             at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:607)             at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayoutInflater.java:55)             at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:682)             at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:741)             at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:806)             at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:504)             at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:414)             at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:365)             at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:377)             at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:2144)             at javaco.interactivestory.StoryActivity.onCreate(StoryActivity.java:35)             at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5937)             at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1105)             at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2251)             at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2360)             at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:144)             at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1278)             at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)             at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)             at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5221)             at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)             at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)

This is the line they refer to:

setContentView(R.layout.activity_story);

Evan Anger
Evan Anger
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Can you post the existing activity_story layout xml? Most likely an attribute is wrong in there.