DrawerLayout must be measured with MeasureSpec.EXACTLY error

Question

I am trying to implement a Navigation drawer, but I keep getting this error. I saw the similar questions but did not work for me. I have the following layout activity_main2.xml:

<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:id="@+id/drawerLayout"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

   <FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"/>

   <RelativeLayout
        android:layout_gravity="left|start"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:background="#fff"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">

        <ListView
            android:id="@+id/left_drawer"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:divider="#eee"
            android:background="#fff"
            android:dividerHeight="1dp" />
    </RelativeLayout>
</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

On my activity_main2.java

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main2);
    initView();
    if (toolbar != null) {
        //toolbar.setTitle("");
        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
    }
    initDrawer();
}

private void initView() {
    leftDrawerList = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.left_drawer);
    toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
    drawerLayout = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawerLayout);
    navigationDrawerAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>( MainActivity.this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, leftSliderData);
    leftDrawerList.setAdapter(navigationDrawerAdapter);
    leftDrawerList.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
            if(position == 1){
                drawerLayout.closeDrawer(Gravity.LEFT);
            }
        }
    });
}

private void initDrawer() {
    drawerToggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(this, drawerLayout, toolbar, R.string.drawer_open, R.string.drawer_close) {

        @Override
        public void onDrawerClosed(View drawerView) {
            super.onDrawerClosed(drawerView);
        }

        @Override
        public void onDrawerOpened(View drawerView) {
            super.onDrawerOpened(drawerView);
        }
    };
    drawerLayout.setDrawerListener(drawerToggle);
}

Where do you get this error? On runtime or in Android Studio? Are you using the latest support library? — Jacob Ras, Jul 31 '15 at 12:28
using Android Studio and got the runtime error: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: DrawerLayout must be measured with MeasureSpec.EXACTLY. — Ismail Rubad, Jul 31 '15 at 12:30

score 50 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 08 '16 at 17:51

My DrawerLayout was inside a LinearLayout:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:background="@drawable/abohawawallpapersqr"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

        <include layout="@layout/toolbar" />

        <android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
            android:id="@+id/drawerLayout"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"> 

        <!-- ...... -->
        </android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Then I solved the problem by changing the layout_height="wrap_content" to layout_height="match_parent" of LinearLayout.So the code is:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:background="@drawable/abohawawallpapersqr"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

VipulKumar · Answer 2 · 2021-02-08T17:51:46.467

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This can also happen because of the new ConstraintLayout. Make sure the drawer layout isn't in the hierarchy of ConstraintLayout.

Edit

Make sure you are using right constraints to ensure that height is not 0dp when using constraint layout

edited Feb 08 '21 at 17:51

answered Aug 02 '17 at 12:30

VipulKumar

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What'd you prefer instead? I replace it with LinearLayout and I get: Error inflating class android.support.constraint.LinearLayout – waseefakhtar Nov 23 '17 at 14:05
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You're absolutely right. RelativeLayout worked best for me here. – waseefakhtar Dec 01 '17 at 02:09
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@VipulKumar You should set both width and height of DrawerLayout to 0dp in ConstraintLayout. If only set height to 0dp, width to match_parent, which will cause this problem. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47001482/drawerlayout-inside-constaintlayout-java-lang-illegalargumentexception-drawer – user175257 Jan 03 '19 at 08:30
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@user175257 just tried out that solution and it worked for me. Would recommend trying this to those having issues with DrawerLayout combined with ConstraintLayout – caitcoo0odes May 10 '19 at 22:26
Please see other solutions about how to use DrawerLayout in ConstraintLayout – VipulKumar Jan 08 '21 at 16:30

score 23 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 26 '16 at 14:47

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For those who still have an exception, ensure your DrawerLayout's height is match_parent

answered Feb 26 '16 at 14:47

YTerle

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score 15 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 08 '16 at 16:52

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Make sure your activity is not a "Dialog" activity, check in the manifest. I made this mistake and got the error.

answered Jan 08 '16 at 16:52

M. Usman Khan

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You saved my butt. I was convinced this was related to ConstraintLayout, but it was a good old Dialog themed Activity. Thanks! – Lisa Wray May 04 '18 at 02:26

Dhrumil Patel · Answer 5 · 2016-12-13T07:26:53.833

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This can also happen if you have set layout_width to wrap_content. In my case it was solved by setting width to match_parent. Hope this helps someone.

edited Dec 13 '16 at 07:26

answered Dec 13 '16 at 06:55

Dhrumil Patel

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score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 06 '19 at 08:52

use this ...

public class CustomDrawerLayout extends DrawerLayout {
public CustomDrawerLayout(Context context) {
       super(context);
}
public CustomDrawerLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
       super(context, attrs);
 }
     public CustomDrawerLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
       super(context, attrs, defStyle);
}
@Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
      widthMeasureSpec = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(
      MeasureSpec.getSize(widthMeasureSpec), MeasureSpec.EXACTLY);
      heightMeasureSpec = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(
      MeasureSpec.getSize(heightMeasureSpec), MeasureSpec.EXACTLY);
      super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
    }
}

score 1 · Answer 7 · edited Jul 18 '17 at 07:03

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requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);

was solved my problem by creating the activity like below;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.mainmenu);
}

edited Jul 18 '17 at 07:03

answered Jul 18 '17 at 06:42

Nadun Priyankarage

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score 1 · Answer 8 · edited Sep 12 '18 at 07:50

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If you still get this Exception make sure that your activity is full Screen defined In Manifest u can do in Activity:

android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.FullScreen"

Or define this in styles.xml:

 <style name="Theme.AppCompat.Light.FullScreen" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
        <item name="android:windowNoTitle">false</item>
        <item name="android:windowActionBar">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowFullscreen">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>
    </style>

edited Sep 12 '18 at 07:50

ʍѳђઽ૯ท

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answered Sep 12 '18 at 06:57

Manoj Rawat

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This was it for me, while trying to convert my old application to be more Dark theme friendly, [as per Android instructions](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/look-and-feel/darktheme). In my case my style was ` – Mendhak Sep 26 '21 at 16:57

score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Nov 20 '19 at 07:41

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Even I tried the Drawer's layout_height = "match_parent" but also java threw an error, so I just restarted android studio it worked no errors were found

answered Nov 20 '19 at 07:41

SagaRock101

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score 0 · Answer 10 · edited Feb 19 '20 at 11:39

You could try to set Exactly measurements explicitly always like below:

public class MyDrawerLayout extends DrawerLayout {

    public MyDrawerLayout(@NonNull Context context) {
        super(context);
    }

    public MyDrawerLayout(@NonNull Context context, @Nullable AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
    }

    public MyDrawerLayout(@NonNull Context context, @Nullable AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
        widthMeasureSpec = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(MeasureSpec.getSize(widthMeasureSpec), MeasureSpec.EXACTLY);
        heightMeasureSpec = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(MeasureSpec.getSize(heightMeasureSpec), MeasureSpec.EXACTLY);

        super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
    }
}

score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Nov 08 '16 at 09:25

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By mistake, I set a custom dialog theme to the activity instead of a custom activity theme:

activity.setTheme(R.style.StyledDialogTheme);

After i corrected this, it workes again.

answered Nov 08 '16 at 09:25

egmontr

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DrawerLayout must be measured with MeasureSpec.EXACTLY error

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