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This error occured when i updated android studio, i've spent several hours trying to figure out the fix for it but have had no success. The code is to show an activity that lets the user create a note that they can place in their text and then save it for viewing later on.

DisplayNote

public class DisplayNote extends AppCompatActivity {
private NoteDataBase mydb;
EditText name;
EditText content;
private CoordinatorLayout coordinatorLayout;
String dateString;
int id_To_Update = 0;
Snackbar snackbar;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.viewnotepad);
    name = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.txtname);
    content = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.txtcontent);

    coordinatorLayout = (CoordinatorLayout) findViewById(R.id
            .coordinatorLayout);
    mydb = new NoteDataBase(this);
    Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar2);
    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
    getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

    toolbar.setNavigationOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            onBackPressed();
        }
    });
    Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
    if (extras != null) {
        int Value = extras.getInt("id");
        if (Value > 0) {
            snackbar = Snackbar
                    .make(coordinatorLayout, "Note Id : " + String.valueOf(Value), Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG);
            snackbar.show();
            Cursor rs = mydb.getData(Value);
            id_To_Update = Value;
            rs.moveToFirst();
            String nam = rs.getString(rs.getColumnIndex(NoteDataBase.name));
            String contents = rs.getString(rs.getColumnIndex(NoteDataBase.remark));
            if (!rs.isClosed()) {
                rs.close();
            }
            name.setText((CharSequence) nam);
            content.setText((CharSequence) contents);
        }
    }
}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.display_menu, menu);
    return true;
}

public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    switch (item.getItemId()) {
        case R.id.Save:
            Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
            Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
            System.out.println("Current time => " + c.getTime());
            SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yyyy");
            String formattedDate = df.format(c.getTime());
            dateString = formattedDate;
            if (extras != null) {
                int Value = extras.getInt("id");
                if (Value > 0) {
                    if (content.getText().toString().trim().equals("")
                            || name.getText().toString().trim().equals("")) {
                        snackbar = Snackbar
                                .make(coordinatorLayout, "Please fill in name of the note", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG);
                        snackbar.show();
                    } else {
                        if (mydb.updateNotes(id_To_Update, name.getText()
                                .toString(), dateString, content.getText()
                                .toString())) {
                            snackbar = Snackbar
                                    .make(coordinatorLayout, "Note updated!", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG);
                            snackbar.show();
                        } else {
                            snackbar = Snackbar
                                    .make(coordinatorLayout, "Error occurred when updating", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG);
                            snackbar.show();
                        }
                    }
                } else {
                    if (content.getText().toString().trim().equals("")
                            || name.getText().toString().trim().equals("")) {
                        snackbar = Snackbar
                                .make(coordinatorLayout, "Please fill in content of the note", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG);
                        snackbar.show();
                    } else {
                        if (mydb.insertNotes(name.getText().toString(), dateString,
                                content.getText().toString())) {
                            snackbar = Snackbar
                                    .make(coordinatorLayout, "Note successfully added", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG);
                            snackbar.show();
                        } else {
                            snackbar = Snackbar
                                    .make(coordinatorLayout, "Error occurred when saving note", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG);
                            snackbar.show();
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return true;
        default:
            return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
}

}

Viewnotepad.xml

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:id="@+id/coordinatorLayout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/scrollView1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:weightSum="10">

        <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content">

            <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
                android:id="@+id/toolbar2"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
                app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|enterAlways" />
        </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="0dp"
            android:orientation="horizontal"
            android:weightSum="2" >

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/textView1"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="0.5"
                android:gravity="top|center"
                android:text="NAME" />

            <EditText
                android:id="@+id/txtname"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:gravity="top|center"
                android:inputType="textAutoCorrect"
                android:hint="Name of note here"
                android:layout_weight="1.5"
                >
            </EditText>
        </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="0dp"
            android:layout_weight="9"
            android:orientation="vertical"
            android:weightSum="2" >

            <EditText
                android:id="@+id/txtcontent"
                android:hint="Your text here"
                android:gravity="top|start"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="0dp"
                android:inputType="textMultiLine">
            </EditText>
        </LinearLayout>

    </LinearLayout>
</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

Error Log

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example.shakeel.appidea2/com.example.shakeel.appidea2.diary.DisplayNote}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #3: Binary XML file line #3: Error inflating class <unknown>
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2434)
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2494)
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.access$900(ActivityThread.java:157)
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1356)
                                                                              at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
                                                                              at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5551)
                                                                              at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                                              at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:730)
                                                                              at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:620)
                                                                           Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #3: Binary XML file line #3: Error inflating class <unknown>
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:539)
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:423)
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:374)
                                                                              at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:267)
                                                                              at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:129)
                                                                              at com.example.shakeel.appidea2.diary.DisplayNote.onCreate(DisplayNote.java:34)
                                                                              at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6272)
                                                                              at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1108)
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2387)
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2494) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.access$900(ActivityThread.java:157) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1356) 
                                                                              at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
                                                                              at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5551) 
                                                                              at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
                                                                              at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:730) 
                                                                              at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:620) 
                                                                           Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #3: Error inflating class <unknown>
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:645)
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:764)
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:704)
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:492)
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:423) 
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:374) 
                                                                              at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:267) 
                                                                              at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:129) 
                                                                              at com.example.shakeel.appidea2.diary.DisplayNote.onCreate(DisplayNote.java:34) 
                                                                              at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6272) 
                                                                              at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1108) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2387) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2494) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.access$900(ActivityThread.java:157) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1356) 
                                                                              at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
                                                                              at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5551) 
                                                                              at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
                                                                              at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:730) 
                                                                              at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:620) 
                                                                           Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
                                                                              at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Native Method)
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:619)
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:764) 
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:704) 
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:492) 
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:423) 
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:374) 
                                                                              at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:267) 
                                                                              at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:129) 
                                                                              at com.example.shakeel.appidea2.diary.DisplayNote.onCreate(DisplayNote.java:34) 
                                                                              at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6272) 
                                                                              at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1108) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2387) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2494) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.access$900(ActivityThread.java:157) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1356) 
                                                                              at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
                                                                              at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5551) 
                                                                              at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
                                                                              at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:730) 
                                                                              at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:620) 
                                                                           Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with the design library.
                                                                              at android.support.design.widget.ThemeUtils.checkAppCompatTheme(ThemeUtils.java:34)
                                                                              at android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout.<init>(CoordinatorLayout.java:182)
                                                                              at android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout.<init>(CoordinatorLayout.java:176)
                                                                              at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Native Method) 
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:619) 
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:764) 
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:704) 
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:492) 
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:423) 
                                                                              at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:374) 
                                                                              at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:267) 
                                                                              at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:129) 
                                                                              at com.example.shakeel.appidea2.diary.DisplayNote.onCreate(DisplayNote.java:34) 
                                                                              at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6272) 
                                                                              at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1108) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2387) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2494) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.access$900(ActivityThread.java:157) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1356) 
                                                                              at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
                                                                              at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148) 
                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5551) 
                                                                              at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
                                                                              at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:730) 
                                                                              at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:620) 
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  • Please edit your question post the entire Java stack trace. Commented Sep 16, 2016 at 21:43
  • Forgot to when i posted it :). Thanks for reminding me Commented Sep 16, 2016 at 21:44

1 Answer 1

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Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with the design library.

You are using AppCompatActivity and CoordinatorLayout, but the theme for your activity (android:theme on the <activity> in the manifest) does not inherit from Theme.AppCompat.

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Oh okay, Thank you so much, that helped me fix it.

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