android hellomap example giving exception

Question

06-14 22:13:33.992: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): Uncaught handler: thread main exiting due to uncaught exception 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example/com.example.HelloMap}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #6: Error inflating class com.google.android.maps.MapView 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2496) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2512) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2200(ActivityThread.java:119) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1863) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4363) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:860) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:618) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #6: Error inflating class com.google.android.maps.MapView 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:513) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:565) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:618) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:407) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:320) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:276) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:198) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1622) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at com.example.HelloMap.onCreate(HelloMap.java:16) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2459) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): ... 11 more 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at com.google.android.maps.MapView.(MapView.java:237) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.constructNative(Native Method) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:446) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:500) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): ... 21 more 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: MapViews can only be created inside instances of MapActivity. 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at com.google.android.maps.MapView.(MapView.java:281) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at com.google.android.maps.MapView.(MapView.java:254) 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): ... 25 more

i had done all configuration plz let ny1 got idea?

here is my manifest file

 <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" />
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"></uses-permission>
<application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
<uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" />
    <activity android:name="com.example.HelloMap"
              android:label="@string/app_name">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
</application>

and my layout file main.xml is

<com.google.android.maps.MapView
    android:id="@+id/mapview"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:enabled="true"
    android:clickable="true"
    android:apiKey="*************"
/>

and my Hellomap.java

public class HelloMap extends Activity { LinearLayout linearLayout; MapView mapView;

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.mapview);
    mapView = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.mapview);
    mapView.setBuiltInZoomControls(true);

}



protected boolean isRouteDisplayed() {
    return false;
}   

}

something i am missing guess or may be the issue is with 2.1 google api?

Answer 1

Do you have the Google APIs set as the external library to use for your project rather than the regular Android library?

Answer 2

i got my answere myself

just see the exception log

last lines MapViews can only be created inside instances of MapActivity. 06-14 22:13:34.031: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(331): at com.google.android.maps.MapView.(MapView.java:281) 06-14 22:13:34.031: that means you need to extend your activity with MapActivity not Activity i guess most of you know but i got to know now :)