Create a view by Java code

Question

I used the following code to add a view in a layout

LinearLayout linearLayout_row1_recent_released = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.linearLayout);
    View myview = findViewById(R.layout.row);
     Button button = myview.findViewById(R.id.mybutton);
     linearLayout_row1_recent_released.removeAllViews();
     linearLayout_row1_recent_released.addView(myview,LinearLayout.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT);

Using row.xml i've tried to get a view. What i get is a FATAL EXCEPTION.

02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.aaaaa.ap/com.aaaaaa.ap.AppPlaceMain}: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.aaaaaa.ap/com.aaaaaa.ap.Store}: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.aaa.ap/com.aaaaaa.ap.catalog.Home}: java.lang.NullPointerException
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1701)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1717)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:123)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:984)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:126)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3900)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:491)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:841)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:599)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780): Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.aaaaaa.ap/com.aaaaaa.ap.Store}: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.aaaaaaa.ap/com.aaaaaaa.ap.catalog.Home}: java.lang.NullPointerException
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1701)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.ActivityThread.startActivityNow(ActivityThread.java:1543)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.LocalActivityManager.moveToState(LocalActivityManager.java:130)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.LocalActivityManager.startActivity(LocalActivityManager.java:342)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.widget.TabHost$IntentContentStrategy.getContentView(TabHost.java:680)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.widget.TabHost.setCurrentTab(TabHost.java:349)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1048)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1665)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     ... 11 more
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780): Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.aaaaaaa.ap/com.aaaaaa.ap.catalog.Home}: java.lang.NullPointerException
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1701)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.ActivityThread.startActivityNow(ActivityThread.java:1543)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.LocalActivityManager.moveToState(LocalActivityManager.java:130)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.LocalActivityManager.startActivity(LocalActivityManager.java:342)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at com.aaaaad.ap.Store.onCreate(Store.java:29)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1048)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1665)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     ... 20 more
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780): Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.view.ViewGroup.addView(ViewGroup.java:2684)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at com.aaaaa.ap.catalog.Home.onCreate(Home.java:51)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1048)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1665)
02-11 02:59:04.278: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(780):     ... 26 more

Is there any other good way to add views dynamically to a linear layout? What have I done wrong here ?

iTurki · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-10 00:00:24Z

5

I am guessing that the view R.layout.row is defined in a separate XML file, and you want to include it here. If that is the case,

findViewById(R.layout.row)

will not work because R.layout.row is not visible in the current activity.

You need to use layout inflater to inflate the view, and then you can add it to the linear layout. The way to do this is

LayoutInflaterinflater = (LayoutInflater) getSystemService(LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
View myView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.row, null);
linearLayout_row1_recent_released.addView(myview,
                       new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT) );

edited Jan 10, 2012 at 0:00

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answered Feb 11, 2011 at 5:02

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Sebastian Roth · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-11 04:45:16Z

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Your call to addView is wrong.

You are calling addView(View, int), but it should be: addView(View, LayoutParams):

linearLayout_row1_recent_released.addView(myview,
    new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, 
                                  LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT) );

answered Feb 11, 2011 at 4:45

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