Android binary layout inflate exception : ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "android.view.layout" on path:

Question

My layout

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    xmlns:card_view="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        card_view:cardCornerRadius="4dp">

        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content">

            <FrameLayout
                android:id="@+id/header"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content">

                <de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
                    android:id="@+id/profilePic"
                    android:layout_width="96dp"
                    android:layout_height="96dp"
                    android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
                    android:src="@drawable/avatar" />

            </FrameLayout>

            <RelativeLayout
                android:id="@+id/user_view"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_below="@+id/header">

                <ImageView
                    android:id="@+id/divider"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="1dp"
                    android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
                    android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
                    android:src="@color/contentDividerLine" />

                <TextView
                    android:id="@+id/username"
                    style="@style/Base.Widget.AppCompat.Button.Borderless"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
                    android:layout_gravity="bottom"
                    android:drawablePadding="5dp"
                    android:padding="8dp"
                    android:text="Name"
                    android:textColor="@color/Black" />


            </RelativeLayout>

            <RelativeLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_below="@+id/user_view">

                <ImageView
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="1dp"
                    android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
                    android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
                    android:src="@color/contentDividerLine" />

                <TextView
                    android:id="@+id/email"
                    style="@style/Base.Widget.AppCompat.Button.Borderless"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
                    android:layout_gravity="bottom"
                    android:drawablePadding="5dp"
                    android:padding="8dp"
                    android:text="Email"
                    android:textColor="@color/Black" />


            </RelativeLayout>
        </RelativeLayout>
    </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>

    <android.support.v7.widget.CardView xmlns:card_view="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        card_view:cardCornerRadius="4dp">

        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content">

            <RelativeLayout
                android:id="@+id/settings_header"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content">

                <TextView
                    android:id="@+id/settings_title"
                    style="@style/Base.Widget.AppCompat.Button.Borderless"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
                    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
                    android:layout_gravity="bottom"
                    android:drawablePadding="5dp"
                    android:padding="8dp"
                    android:text="Settings"
                    android:textColor="@color/Black" />

                <ImageView
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="1dp"
                    android:layout_below="@id/settings_title"
                    android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
                    android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
                    android:src="@color/contentDividerLine" />


            </RelativeLayout>

            <RelativeLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_below="@+id/settings_header">

                <ScrollView
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="match_parent">

                    <LinearLayout
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="match_parent"
                        android:orientation="vertical">

                        <include
                            layout="@layout/notification_pref"
                            app:label="@{@string/show_bounds}" />

                        <include
                            layout="@layout/location_pref"
                            app:label="@{@string/show_offsets}" />

                        <include
                            layout="@layout/sync_pref"
                            app:label="@{@string/show_bounds}" />

                        <include
                            layout="@layout/analytics_pref"
                            app:label="@{@string/show_offsets}" />

                    </LinearLayout>

                </ScrollView>
            </RelativeLayout>
        </RelativeLayout>
    </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
</LinearLayout>

Exception

01-05 18:17:15.102 10834-10834/com.creativemoments.unipoint E/CustomActivityOnCrash: 
    App has crashed, executing CustomActivityOnCrash's UncaughtExceptionHandler
                                                                                 

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.creativemoments.unipoint/com.creativemoments.unipoint.profile.ProfileActivity}:
    android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #2: Error inflating class layout
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2308)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2368)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:144)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1285)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5233)
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:898)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:693)
Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #2: Error inflating class layout
at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:757)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.parseInclude(LayoutInflater.java:892)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:802)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:809)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:809)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:809)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:809)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:809)
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 android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV9.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImplV9.java:284)
at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:143)
at com.creativemoments.unipoint.profile.ProfileActivity.onCreate(ProfileActivity.java:28)
at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6001)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1105)
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2261)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2368) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:144) 
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1285) 
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5233) 
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:898) 
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:693) 
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "android.view.layout" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/com.creativemoments.unipoint-1/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/vendor/lib64, /system/lib64]]
at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.findClass(BaseDexClassLoader.java:56)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:511)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:469)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:571)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:665)
at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayoutInflater.java:65)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:682)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:741)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.parseInclude(LayoutInflater.java:892) 
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:802) 
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:809) 
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:809) 
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:809) 
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:809) 
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:809) 
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 android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV9.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImplV9.java:284) 
at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:143) 
at com.creativemoments.unipoint.profile.ProfileActivity.onCreate(ProfileActivity.java:28) 
at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6001) 
at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1105) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2261) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2368) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:144) 
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1285) 
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5233) 
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:898) 
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:693) 
Suppressed: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: android.view.layout
at java.lang.Class.classForName(Native Method)
at java.lang.BootClassLoader.findClass(ClassLoader.java:781)
at java.lang.BootClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:841)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:504)
... 32 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Class not found using the boot class loader; no stack available

maybe this can help : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4512981/android-view-inflateexception-binary-xml-file-line-12-error-inflating-class — M.Waqas Pervez, Jan 05 '17 at 12:53
Can you try with remove ` xmlns:card_view="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"` line ? — Mayur Raval, Jan 05 '17 at 12:55
have you checked path for de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView ? this may produce this error if you don't have imported successfully. — Lalit Jadav, Jan 05 '17 at 13:49
@MaxExplode Did you solve this issue? Please post your own answer or accept the one that worked for you. — JM Lord, Mar 30 '18 at 14:54

score 34 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 24 '19 at 11:45

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When I added in build.gradle it worked for me so you can try.

android {
    //...
     dataBinding {
            enabled = true 
     }
}

answered Jun 24 '19 at 11:45

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Can you add a reference from documentation or explain what this code does, how it solves the problem. – Cray Jun 24 '19 at 11:54
perfect answer! – Mehmet Gür Aug 20 '20 at 19:36
Note: You must configure data binding for app modules that depend on libraries that use data binding, even if the app module doesn't directly use data binding. @Cray this note comes from this documentation page https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/data-binding/start – THZ Dec 30 '20 at 18:59

score 9 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 15 '20 at 10:51

The error is specified as:

Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #1: Binary XML file line #1: Error inflating class layout Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #1: Error inflating class layout Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "android.view.layout" on path:

This error is caused when you have implemented data binding in your application. In this case the user is using data binding (see inside the specified value of app:label=):

                        ...
                        <include
                            layout="@layout/notification_pref"
                            app:label="@{@string/show_bounds}" />

                        <include
                            layout="@layout/location_pref"
                            app:label="@{@string/show_offsets}" />

                        <include
                            layout="@layout/sync_pref"
                            app:label="@{@string/show_bounds}" />

                        <include
                            layout="@layout/analytics_pref"
                            app:label="@{@string/show_offsets}" />
                         ...

So we need to add into our /app/build.gradle file the block dataBinding, to enable their use in our application.

android {
    ...
    ...
    ...
    dataBinding {
        enabled = true
    }
}

Another way to resolve this is by locating the layout that was included and removing the tag since dataBinding is not enabled in the project.

see Data binding library

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 23 '18 at 21:07

This problem definitely has something to do with invalid xml.
In order to troubleshoot, make sure that all elements in the xml file can be found.
You can verify this by ctrl (or cmd) - clicking all layout items. Issues can arise when you for example don't use the correct namespace for compat elements.

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Jan 05 '17 at 13:51

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Make sure you have added the following dependency to your build.gradle file:

compile 'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:2.1.0'

edited Jan 05 '17 at 13:51

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answered Jan 05 '17 at 12:57

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 08 '17 at 07:11

the xml namespace must be:

xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"

So, edit your linear layout as:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context=".MainActivity">

....

</LinearLayout>

Also, make sure that you hav added this gradle dependency to your app's module:

compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:21.0.+'

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered May 22 '20 at 11:45

I believe there is no one particular cause of this problem. I tried implementing all the solution posted above.

For me the problem is the way i included layout

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

Basically I bring everything included in feed_fail_layout to the main layout.

Braian Coronel · Answer 7 · 2020-05-25T00:18:43.303

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The cause of this exception is because you are trying to use a view that was not inflated.

In the case of using Navigation, it happened to me that I was trying to navigate to the destination of a view that at no time was inflated (whether or not with DI) within the activity. Therefore, make sure that you do not have actions not allowed inside the activity in the nav_graph

GL

edited May 25 '20 at 00:18

answered May 24 '20 at 23:06

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 15 '21 at 05:34

It's because system tries to find the proper root layout element and it gets the layout element as a root and throws the error if you are not using any binding library.

Solution
In your content view xml file, cross check that you have correct root layout. If it is set as a layout then replace it with LinearLayout, RelativeLayout or FrameLayout or anything you are convenient with.
Also make sure your setContentView method setup correctly.

If you are using binding library, use below method in your app level build.gradle file.

android {
    //...
     dataBinding {
            enabled = true 
     }
}

Android binary layout inflate exception : ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "android.view.layout" on path:

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