Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #16: Error inflating class com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView

Question

My app is using the new AndroidX framework, and when setting up a com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView (in my activity_main.xml file), I got this error:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.gaucow.betterbartersystem/com.gaucow.betterbartersystem.MainActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #16: Binary XML file line #16: Error inflating class com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2947)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3008)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap14(ActivityThread.java)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1650)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6688)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1468)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1358)
     Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #16: Binary XML file line #16: Error inflating class com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView
     Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #16: Error inflating class com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView
     Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance0(Native Method)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:430)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:652)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:794)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:734)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:865)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:828)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:525)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:427)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:378)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:469)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:140)
        at com.gaucow.betterbartersystem.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:38)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6912)
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1126)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2900)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3008)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap14(ActivityThread.java)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1650)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6688)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1468)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1358)
     Caused by: android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: Resource ID #0x0
        at android.content.res.ResourcesImpl.getValue(ResourcesImpl.java:202)
        at android.content.res.Resources.getColorStateList(Resources.java:1861)
        at android.content.Context.getColorStateList(Context.java:542)
        at androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources.getColorStateList(AppCompatResources.java:67)
        at com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView.createDefaultColorStateList(NavigationView.java:513)
        at com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView.<init>(NavigationView.java:153)
        at com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView.<init>(NavigationView.java:104)

My code is here: https://github.com/GauthamRajesh/BetterBarterSystem

Thanks for helping me solve this problem!

PS: I have looked at the possible duplicate question, and the answer for that involves the android.support library. However, since I am not using the support or design libraries in my code, the solution doesn't apply to me. The android.support version of NavigationView and the Android material version of NavigationView are different.

I tried using this link to help as well, but I couldn't find the answer: https://material.io/develop/android/components/navigation-view/

Answer 1

Try delete all large image (background, icon, ...) in nav_header_main.xml file!

Answer 2

Change your style as below

<style name="AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />
<style name="PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" />
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
</style>

<style name="AppTheme.NoActionBar">
    <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
    <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
</style>

Change your manifest to

 <application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name_real"
    android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
    tools:ignore="GoogleAppIndexingWarning">
    <activity android:name=".SignIn" android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <activity
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar"
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        android:label="@string/title_activity_main"/>
</application>