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Android

chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points
Posted by chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points

Everytime I set up this project then click on the pre-made navigation drawer I am always presented with this error.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with the design library. at android.support.design.widget.ThemeUtils.checkAppCompatTheme(ThemeUtils.java:34) at android.support.design.widget.NavigationView.<init>(NavigationView.java:100) at android.support.design.widget.NavigationView.<init>(NavigationView.java:94) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:408) at org.jetbrains.android.uipreview.ViewLoader.createNewInstance(ViewLoader.java:458) at org.jetbrains.android.uipreview.ViewLoader.loadClass(ViewLoader.java:170) at org.jetbrains.android.uipreview.ViewLoader.loadView(ViewLoader.java:103) at com.android.tools.idea.rendering.LayoutlibCallbackImpl.loadView(LayoutlibCallbackImpl.java:168) at android.view.BridgeInflater.loadCustomView(BridgeInflater.java:247) at android.view.BridgeInflater.createViewFromTag(BridgeInflater.java:171) at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:704) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate_Original(LayoutInflater.java:835) at android.view.LayoutInflater_Delegate.rInflate(LayoutInflater_Delegate.java:70) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:811) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:798) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:515) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:394) at com.android.layoutlib.bridge.impl.RenderSessionImpl.inflate(RenderSessionImpl.java:223) at com.android.layoutlib.bridge.Bridge.createSession(Bridge.java:426) at com.android.ide.common.rendering.LayoutLibrary.createSession(LayoutLibrary.java:350) at com.android.tools.idea.rendering.RenderTask$2.compute(RenderTask.java:510) at com.android.tools.idea.rendering.RenderTask$2.compute(RenderTask.java:498) at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.runReadAction(ApplicationImpl.java:888) at com.android.tools.idea.rendering.RenderTask.createRenderSession(RenderTask.java:498) at com.android.tools.idea.rendering.RenderTask.access$600(RenderTask.java:72) at com.android.tools.idea.rendering.RenderTask$3.call(RenderTask.java:610) at com.android.tools.idea.rendering.RenderTask$3.call(RenderTask.java:607) at com.android.tools.idea.rendering.RenderService.runRenderAction(RenderService.java:362) at com.android.tools.idea.rendering.RenderTask.render(RenderTask.java:607) at com.android.tools.idea.rendering.RenderTask.render(RenderTask.java:629) at com.intellij.android.designer.designSurface.AndroidDesignerEditorPanel$6.run(AndroidDesignerEditorPanel.java:480) at com.intellij.util.ui.update.MergingUpdateQueue.execute(MergingUpdateQueue.java:320) at com.intellij.util.ui.update.MergingUpdateQueue.execute(MergingUpdateQueue.java:310) at com.intellij.util.ui.update.MergingUpdateQueue$2.run(MergingUpdateQueue.java:254) at com.intellij.util.ui.update.MergingUpdateQueue.flush(MergingUpdateQueue.java:269) at com.intellij.util.ui.update.MergingUpdateQueue.flush(MergingUpdateQueue.java:227) at com.intellij.util.ui.update.MergingUpdateQueue.run(MergingUpdateQueue.java:217) at com.intellij.util.concurrency.QueueProcessor.runSafely(QueueProcessor.java:238) at com.intellij.util.Alarm$Request$1.run(Alarm.java:351) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points
chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points

my styles.xml

<resources>

<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
</style>

<style name="AppTheme.NoActionBar">
    <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
    <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
</style>

<style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"/>

<style name="AppTheme.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"/>

</resources>

chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points
chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points

my Manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest package="treehouse.com.navigationdrawer" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
    <activity
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
</application>

</manifest>

Ozhan Saat
Ozhan Saat
Courses Plus Student 4,002 Points

That's weird. I just created a new project with nav drawer. My manifest and style sheet look exactly the same but it all works for me.

chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points
chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points

yeah I have no clue. I dont even touch anything it just loads like that. I am using API 23 and Android Studio Version 1.5.1

it says the following classes could not be instantiated:

android.support.design.widget.NavigationView android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton

other errors: Failed to find style 'toolbarStyle' in current theme java.lang.NumberFormatException: Attribute '?attr/colorPrimary' not found. Are you using the right theme?

Ozhan Saat
Ozhan Saat
Courses Plus Student 4,002 Points

In your activity are you extending Activity or AppCompatActivity?

chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points
chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points

MainActivity.java

package treehouse.com.navigationdrawer;

import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton; import android.support.design.widget.Snackbar; import android.view.View; import android.support.design.widget.NavigationView; import android.support.v4.view.GravityCompat; import android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout; import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarDrawerToggle; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.MenuItem;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener {

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

    FloatingActionButton fab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fab);
    fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {
            Snackbar.make(view, "Replace with your own action", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
                    .setAction("Action", null).show();
        }
    });

    DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
    ActionBarDrawerToggle toggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(
            this, drawer, toolbar, R.string.navigation_drawer_open, R.string.navigation_drawer_close);
    drawer.setDrawerListener(toggle);
    toggle.syncState();

    NavigationView navigationView = (NavigationView) findViewById(R.id.nav_view);
    navigationView.setNavigationItemSelectedListener(this);
}

@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
    DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
    if (drawer.isDrawerOpen(GravityCompat.START)) {
        drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START);
    } else {
        super.onBackPressed();
    }
}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
    return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
    // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
    // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
    int id = item.getItemId();

    //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
    if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
        return true;
    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

@SuppressWarnings("StatementWithEmptyBody")
@Override
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle navigation view item clicks here.
    int id = item.getItemId();

    if (id == R.id.nav_camera) {
        // Handle the camera action
    } else if (id == R.id.nav_gallery) {

    } else if (id == R.id.nav_slideshow) {

    } else if (id == R.id.nav_manage) {

    } else if (id == R.id.nav_share) {

    } else if (id == R.id.nav_send) {

    }

    DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
    drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START);
    return true;
}

}

Ozhan Saat
Ozhan Saat
Courses Plus Student 4,002 Points

I'm sorry but I don't know what to suggest. It all looks exactly the same as mine. You could try to rebuild and clean project but I'm lost.

You can go through the developer page and check line by line https://developer.android.com/training/implementing-navigation/nav-drawer.html

chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points
chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points

so weird...do you suggest a reinstall of android??

maybe that would help?

Ozhan Saat
Ozhan Saat
Courses Plus Student 4,002 Points

Give it a go. I've had a few issues in the past that a reinstall fixed.

chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points
chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points

thanks for the help...turns out the re-install worked in this case !!!

1 Answer

chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points
chris linder
chris linder
5,921 Points

solved after a re-installation of android studio.