WebView InflateException

Question

In my Activity I added Webview (nothing abnormal):

<WebView
        tools:context=".Activities.WebViewActivity"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:id="@+id/webView"/>

And in my WebViewActivity I declarated it:

webview = findViewById(R.id.webView);
webview.setWebViewClient(new AppWebViewClients());
webview.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webview.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient());
webview.getSettings().setDefaultTextEncodingName("utf-8");

The problem is my app crashing on some android devices (saw it in Crashlytics)... I reproduced this situation on emulator and get this Log (first part):

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{jamhome.ru.lktsj/ru.domyland.superdom.Activities.WebViewActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #12: Error inflating class android.webkit.WebView
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2298)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2360)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:144)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1278)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5221)
        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:899)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:694)

I found good solution - create Class and use it instead basic Webview:

public class LollipopFixedWebView extends WebView {

    public LollipopFixedWebView(Context context) {
        super(getFixedContext(context));
    }

    public LollipopFixedWebView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(getFixedContext(context), attrs);
    }

    public LollipopFixedWebView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
        super(getFixedContext(context), attrs, defStyleAttr);
    }

    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
    public LollipopFixedWebView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes) {
        super(getFixedContext(context), attrs, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes);
    }

    public LollipopFixedWebView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, boolean privateBrowsing) {
        super(getFixedContext(context), attrs, defStyleAttr, privateBrowsing);
    }

    public static Context getFixedContext(Context context) {
        return context.createConfigurationContext(new Configuration());
    }
}

Okay, no more crashes, good, BUT: I loaded the page which contains Select tag in html, and it didn't work if clicked on! Basically, android must open system dialog with Select's variables, but it doesn't...

Any ideas..?

do you want to use simple web view or LollipopFixedWebView?? — Shivam Oberoi, Sep 04 '19 at 07:51
@ShivamOberoi I want to use something that will work nicely. Okey, let's use LollipopFixedWebView — Progressier, Sep 04 '19 at 07:54

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 04 '19 at 07:56

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Simply do-:

Change

<WebView
        tools:context=".Activities.WebViewActivity"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:id="@+id/webView"/>

to -:

<yourpackgename.LollipopFixedWebView
        tools:context=".Activities.WebViewActivity"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:id="@+id/webView"/>

and change in java file also

LollipopFixedWebView webview=findViewById(R.id.webview);

answered Sep 04 '19 at 07:56

Shivam Oberoi

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No, this solution blocks Select tag in html! – Progressier Sep 04 '19 at 07:58
I mean that if I use this code app will not crash, but in my LollipopFixedWebView I can't use and draw custom dialog instead native? Maybe there is some code I need to write to LollipopFixedWebView to fix this issue? – Progressier Sep 04 '19 at 08:13

snachmsm · Answer 2 · 2019-09-04T08:30:42.057

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check out my anwer in HERE

in short: use fixed Context only on OS version on which default Context causes InflateException

private static Context getFixedContext(Context context) {
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 21 && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 23) // Android Lollipop 5.0 & 5.1
        return context.createConfigurationContext(new Configuration());
    return context;
}

edited Sep 04 '19 at 08:30

answered Sep 04 '19 at 08:13

snachmsm

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Good, but I suppose that issue with html's – Progressier Sep 04 '19 at 08:34
@ snachmsm No, it doesn't... So, I've got a new issue. If I press – Progressier Sep 04 '19 at 09:16
@Progressier Any luck? I also faced this issue and used this solution https://stackoverflow.com/a/58684229/1089841 – Girish Nov 05 '19 at 13:12
Hello again, and yes, solution has been founded, but I don't know how did I do it... I remember, that in some cases it was Android failure, when some devices/systems doesn't have stable WebView component or Google Play Services – Progressier Nov 06 '19 at 07:46

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