IntelliJ and android.support.v7.widget.GridLayout
Solution 1
Ok, I figured this out. Turns out it was a configuration issue. Here is what I did to set up the support GridLayout library, as well as reference the classes in code.
- Copy [android-sdk-folder]/extras/android/support/v7/gridlayout folder to your project libs folder
Set up support GridLayout library in IntelliJ:
- Project Structure -> Modules in Project Settings pane -> New Module
- Create module from scratch -> Next
- Name the project, browse to your libs/gridlayout folder and choose as Content Root, leave the Module Root set by the Content Root assignment, and select Android Module type -> Next
- Do not create source directory -> Next
- Do not create Android application structure -> Finish
- Select Facets in Project Settings pane -> Select your new module -> Check 'Is Library Project'
Add dependancy to project in IntelliJ:
- Select Modules in Project Settings pane -> Select the project in which you wish to use the support GridLayout
- Select Dependancies tab -> click [+] to add new Module Dependancy
- Select your support library from previous section
You also need to add a reference to the support v7 GridLayout jar file in the support project libs dir.
- Still on Dependancies tab -> click [+] to add new Library -> Java
- Browse to the libs/gridlayout/libs folder and select the support v7 GridLayout .jar
- Select level (I only needed Project level) -> OK
Hopefully this helps someone else - I wasted most my day on it. =|
Solution 2
A little simpler solution:
First you need to add dependency to gradle anyway, so open build.gradle and
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:13.0.+'
compile "com.android.support:gridlayout-v7:18.0.+"
}
This is what http://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/setup.html# but it does not seem to work fully. So then you need to make android studio recognize it.
- File > Import Module
- Navigate to sdk/extras/android/support/v7/gridlayout
after rebuilding project it started working for me.
Solution 3
You only need to add the support gridlayout
to your dependencies now.
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:gridlayout-v7:19.1.0'
}
Then check the README
instructions located in sdk/extras/android/support/v7/gridlayout
. Most notably, you have to use the xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
namespace for some of the attributes.
<android.support.v7.widget.GridLayout xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:orientation="horizontal"
app:columnCount="8"
app:rowCount="8">
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PANCAKES about 2 years
I am running into trouble either setting up the support v7 GridLayout library in my IntelliJ project, or properly referencing it in my code.
I currently use the ActionBarSherlock and Facebook libraries in my project, and have set up the support GridLayout library the same way (not having source in the src folder, I told IntelliJ to use the project dir as a jar folder). Everything looked fine, built and deployed to my test device, but when I tried to inflate the layout, my app crashed.
09-17 17:07:43.916: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(4143): FATAL EXCEPTION: main java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example/com.example.MainHostActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #8: Error inflating class android.support.v7.widget.GridLayout at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2753) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2769) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2500(ActivityThread.java:129) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2117) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:143) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4717) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:858) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616) at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #8: Error inflating class android.support.v7.widget.GridLayout at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:576) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:618) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:407) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:320) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:276) at com.decoderhq.indieshuffle.PlayerFragment.onCreateView(PlayerFragment.java:63) at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:846) at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:1061) at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.addFragment(FragmentManager.java:1160) at android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity.onCreateView(FragmentActivity.java:272) at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:558) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:618) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:407) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:320) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:276) at com.actionbarsherlock.internal.ActionBarSherlockCompat.setContentView(ActionBarSherlockCompat.java:857) at com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockFragmentActivity.setContentView(SherlockFragmentActivity.java:251) at com.example.MainHostActivity.onCreate(MainHostActivity.java:58) at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047) at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2717) ... 11 more Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: android.support.v7.widget.GridLayout in loader dalvik.system.PathClassLoader[/data/app/com.example.MyApp.apk] at dalvik.system.PathClassLoader.findClass(PathClassLoader.java:243) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:573) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:532) at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:466) at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:565) ... 30 more
IntelliJ is also telling me that my GridLayout is "not allowed here" in the XML designer, which I unable to find any help on in various search engines. My layout (truncated for length) is as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:grid="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"> <android.support.v7.widget.GridLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" grid:columnCount="3" grid:rowCount="2" android:id="@+id/player_grid"> <!-- previous artist label button/view --> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/prev_artist_label_layout" android:background="@drawable/player_prev_artist_bg_full" android:padding="10dp" grid:layout_column="0" grid:layout_row="0"> <TextView android:id="@+id/prev_artist_label" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_weight="1" android:layout_gravity="center" android:singleLine="true" style="@style/PlayerArtistText" android:ellipsize="end"/> <ImageView android:id="@+id/prev_artist_label_arrow" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:padding="5dp"/> </LinearLayout> <!-- more cells in the grid [truncated for length] --> </android.support.v7.widget.GridLayout> <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignBottom="@id/player_grid"> <TextView android:id="@+id/curr_time_label" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" style="@style/PlayerTimeLabels" android:text="00:00" android:layout_marginLeft="20dp" android:layout_marginRight="10dp"/> <SeekBar android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_weight="1" android:id="@+id/seek_bar"/> <TextView android:id="@+id/duration_time_label" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" style="@style/PlayerTimeLabels" android:text="00:00" android:layout_marginLeft="10dp" android:layout_marginRight="20dp"/> </LinearLayout> </RelativeLayout>
Coles Notes: I have a support GridLayout in a RelativeLayout and a LinearLayout that sits on top, anchored at the bottom of the RelativeLayout.
The log indicates I am missing a class. I am hoping I just didn't set the library up properly, as I can't think of what else it could be. Hopefully someone with some IntelliJ/Android knowledge can point me in the right direction.
Please go easy on me if this question is missing some info - this is my first try at using stackoverflow to ask for help.
Thanks in advance
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PANCAKES over 11 years@Prexx The v7 GridLayout support library is meant to bring support for the GridLayout from API level 12 (3.1.x), where it was introduced, to API level 7 (2.1.x). This means the minimum API level you can use with this library is API level 7.
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Misagh Aghakhani about 11 years@PANCAKES what do you mean about Create module from scratch -> Next. I could not catch what you mean.
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Oleksandr Yefremov almost 11 years@MisaghAghakhani, you can try Importing module instead of Creating: - copy <sdk-extras>/gridlayout folder to <your_project_root>/gridlayout - File -> Import Module - Navigate to copied folder - click Next until done and import window is closed. Then follow original instructions to add module as dependency.
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RedGlyph almost 11 yearsYes, you can simply import the module, worked for me (stackoverflow.com/a/18916738/183575).