imageview in xml causing app to crash on launch

Question

First off let me apologize for any layout/formatting errors, I'm doing this on my cell.

That being said, I cannot for the life of me figure out what is wrong with the below xml. With it in my layout file, the app crashes on load, but if I cut it out, the app loads and runs fine. Any help in figuring out the problem would be greatly appreciated.

Note: The drawables are all .jpg files in the drawable folder. Note: This section is cut from within another vertical linearlayout

Not sure if can/how to copy logcat from Aide. However, the logcat finally popped and it is an out of memory exception. I will try reducing the image size and come back.

<TextView
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:text="Current Favorites"/>

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:gravity="center">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:gravity="center">

        <ImageView
            android:layout_height="100dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:src="@drawable/mia_sollis"/>

        <TextView
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:text="Mia Sollis"/>

    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:gravity="center">

        <ImageView
            android:layout_height="100dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:src="@drawable/pepper_kester"/>

        <TextView
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:text="Pepper Kester"/>

    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:gravity="center">

        <ImageView
            android:layout_height="100dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:src="@drawable/jayme"/>

        <TextView
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:text="Jayme Langford"/>

    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

There is none to post, I am developing this small app using Aide on my cell, and the logcat never seems to work with 'crash on launch' type problems. — DEF Software Solutions, Sep 29 '16 at 12:08
Probably an out of memory error. Use an image loading library to load the image at runtime — OneCricketeer, Sep 29 '16 at 12:09
@cricket_007 - I've almost never used images before, and the few times I have, I've had no issues. I would even begin to know how to do what you said, unfortunately. — DEF Software Solutions, Sep 29 '16 at 12:10
@DEFSoftwareSolutions you need to find out how you can view the LogCat. Try [CatLog](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nolanlawson.logcat&hl=en) to get the crash log, and updated it in your question. — Sufian, Sep 29 '16 at 12:15
@abhaybohra - Absolutely nothing, no coded modification or anything, just want 3 images side by side, with titles under them, as this xml snippet should do — DEF Software Solutions, Sep 29 '16 at 12:15
Not sure about getting this in AIDE, but for example. http://square.github.io/picasso/ — OneCricketeer, Sep 29 '16 at 12:15
@sufian - I'd kill to have Catlog, but it requires root, and I have not rooted this phone so as not to lose Samsung pay (knox device) — DEF Software Solutions, Sep 29 '16 at 12:16
@DEFSoftwareSolutions testing device and not rooted? Ah. Try running the APK on Genymotion or emulator and post the LogCat. Without that, it's just a guessing game. — Sufian, Sep 29 '16 at 12:22

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 29 '16 at 12:15

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The possible answer is,

<ImageView
            android:layout_height="100dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:src="@drawable/mia_sollis"/>

image "mia_sollis" is too big and hence is giving out of memory error. Try out with smaller size image, it will solve your problem.

answered Sep 29 '16 at 12:15

Tushar

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This was the issue, I resized the images to make them smaller and everything is fine now. – DEF Software Solutions Sep 29 '16 at 12:32

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 29 '16 at 12:11

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Possible reasons based on your XML layout:

1) You forgot to add this on top of your layout file

xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

2) Second and the most important

You have multiple root tag, TextView and LinearLayout both of them is your root. However, you MUST have one root layout and inside it, do what ever you want.

Cheers!

answered Sep 29 '16 at 12:11

O_o

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As stated in OP, this xml snippet is cut from a larger xml. The header tag is in the full xml, and the root tag is a relativelayout, withing that is a vertical linearlayout, within that is where I tried this. I can edit OP to make that clearer if need be, sorry for bad formatting lol – DEF Software Solutions Sep 29 '16 at 12:14
Please add the full layout @DEFSoftwareSolutions. Otherwise, it's hard to determine. Sorry for not being helpful :/ – O_o Sep 29 '16 at 12:17

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 29 '16 at 12:12

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You have to post your Log

I guess

maybe the size of images is too big for your app memory.

add this to your Application tag in Manifest

<application
        .......
        android:largeHeap="true"
        ........ >

answered Sep 29 '16 at 12:12

AITAALI_ABDERRAHMANE

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This post covers reasons that this isn't necessarily a good suggestion. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27396892/what-are-advantages-of-setting-largeheap-to-true – OneCricketeer Sep 29 '16 at 12:17
I'll try this, standby – DEF Software Solutions Sep 29 '16 at 12:18

imageview in xml causing app to crash on launch

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