Error inflating class androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView after migration to androidx

Question

I just made a migration to androidx through Android Studio menu option Refactor -> Refactor to AndroidX

I'm getting the following error:

android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #2: Error inflating class androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView

Any idea?

Stacktrace:

10-28 20:01:59.913 13394-13394/com.example.impwala E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.example.impwala, PID: 13394
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example.impwala/com.example.impwala.MainActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #2: Error inflating class androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2235)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2284)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:144)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1247)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:212)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5133)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:875)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:691)
        at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
     Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #2: Error inflating class androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:620)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:696)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:469)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:397)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:353)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:555)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:161)
        at com.example.impwala.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:12)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5243)
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1087)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2199)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2284) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:144) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1247) 
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:212) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5133) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:875) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:691) 
        at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) 
     Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.constructNative(Native Method)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:423)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:594)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:696) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:469) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:397) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:353) 
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:555) 
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:161) 
        at com.example.impwala.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:12) 
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5243) 
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1087) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2199) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2284) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:144) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1247) 
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:212) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5133) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:875) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:691) 
        at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) 
     Caused by: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
        at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.nativeDecodeAsset(Native Method)
        at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeStream(BitmapFactory.java:594)
        at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeResourceStream(BitmapFactory.java:429)
        at android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.createFromResourceStream(Drawable.java:856)
        at android.content.res.Resources.loadDrawable(Resources.java:2129)
        at android.content.res.TypedArray.getDrawable(TypedArray.java:602)
        at android.view.View.<init>(View.java:3685)
        at android.view.ViewGroup.<init>(ViewGroup.java:470)
        at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.<init>(RecyclerView.java:651)
        at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.<init>(RecyclerView.java:647)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.constructNative(Native Method) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:423) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:594) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:696) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:469) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:397) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:353) 
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:555) 
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:161) 
        at com.example.impwala.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:12) 
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5243) 
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1087) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2199) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2284) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:144) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1247) 
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:212) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5133) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:875) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:691) 
        at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

I already tried answers from this question but they didn't help me

Error inflating class androidx.constraintlayout.ConstraintLayout after migration to androidx

Make sure that after migrating your build.gradle file contains "implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.0.0'" this dependency. — GS Nayma, Oct 28 '19 at 15:12
OutOfMemoryError on Resources.loadDrawable. Which kind of drawable are you using? — Gabriele Mariotti, Oct 28 '19 at 16:18
I am using a jpg file and also a XML file for gradient n my drawable folder. — Akshay Raut, Oct 29 '19 at 09:13

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 19 '21 at 07:57

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First in the XML file make sure you have this signature

androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView

if you do have it

open the logcat and read the whole error. You might see caused by .. and this is your actual error for me it was @dimen/somedimen. I wrote the value 10, so when I fix it 10dp. my problem solved.

answered Apr 19 '21 at 07:57

Aanezan

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This is unbelievable. I had the exact same mistake. I wrote without "dp". That shows me what big impact such small changes have – KerryKilian Jun 06 '23 at 14:57

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 23 '20 at 17:54

0

I changed the signature in the XML to androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView and It worked.

answered Oct 23 '20 at 17:54

jovana zivkovic

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Error inflating class androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView after migration to androidx

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