Android - android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #8: Error inflating class fragment

Question

I am developing an app using a NavigationDrawer i.e. DrawerLayout and navigating to different Fragments. When I call a Map_Fragment_Page the application crashes, but not the first time. For the first time it displays the Map properly but after that when I navigate different fragments and again come to Map_Fragment_Page then it crashes giving an error android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #8: Error inflating class fragment

I tried so many different solutions and I also also searched on Google but still not getting the required solution. The problem is not yet fixed.

howtoreach.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="match_parent">      <fragment         android:id="@+id/howtoreach_map"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="match_parent"         class="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"/>  </RelativeLayout> 

HowToReach.java

    package com.demo.map.howtoreach;  import com.google.android.gms.maps.CameraUpdateFactory; import com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap; import android.support.v4.app.Fragment; import com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment; import com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment; import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.BitmapDescriptorFactory; import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.CameraPosition; import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng; import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.Marker; import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.MarkerOptions; import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.Polyline; import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.PolylineOptions; import com.demo.map.R;  import android.app.ProgressDialog; import android.content.Context; import android.graphics.Color; import android.location.Criteria; import android.location.Location; import android.location.LocationManager; import android.os.Bundle; import android.os.Handler;  import android.view.LayoutInflater; import android.view.View; import android.view.ViewGroup; import android.widget.Toast;  public class HowToReach extends Fragment {     public static final String TAG = "fragment_5";     ProgressDialog dialog;      GoogleMap googleMap;     Marker marker;      LocationManager locationManager;     Location location;     Criteria criteria;                    String provider;      double latitude, longitude;      public HowToReach(){}      @Override     public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,             Bundle savedInstanceState) {          final View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.howtoreach, container, false);          dialog = ProgressDialog.show(getActivity(),"","Loading",true,false);                      int secondsDelayed = 4;         new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable()                 {                     public void run()         {                            dialog.dismiss();         }         }, secondsDelayed * 1000);                try         {             // Loading map                                if (googleMap == null)             {                 googleMap = ((SupportMapFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.howtoreach_map)).getMap();                  googleMap.setMyLocationEnabled(true);                  locationManager = (LocationManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);                               criteria = new Criteria();                                provider = locationManager.getBestProvider(criteria, true);                  location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(provider);                  latitude = location.getLatitude();                 longitude = location.getLongitude();                  // create marker                 marker = googleMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions().position(                             new LatLng(latitude, longitude)).title("You are Here"));                                   marker.setIcon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.defaultMarker(BitmapDescriptorFactory.HUE_RED));                 marker.showInfoWindow();                   CameraPosition cameraPosition = new CameraPosition.Builder().target(                         new LatLng(latitude, longitude)).zoom(15).build();                  googleMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newCameraPosition(cameraPosition));                                           Polyline line = googleMap.addPolyline(new PolylineOptions()                         .add(new LatLng(latitude, longitude), new LatLng(18.520897,73.772396))                         .width(2).color(Color.RED).geodesic(true));                  marker = googleMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions().position(                             new LatLng(18.520897, 73.772396)).title("DSK Ranwara Road"));                              marker.setIcon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.defaultMarker(BitmapDescriptorFactory.HUE_RED));                  // check if map is created successfully or not                 if (googleMap == null)                 {                     Toast.makeText(getActivity(),"Sorry! unable to create maps", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();                 }             }          }         catch (Exception e)         {             e.printStackTrace();         }          return v;      } } 

Answer 1

Yes.. I want Map inside a Fragment. 

You should use a MapView

http://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/gms/maps/MapView.html

public class HowToReach  extends Fragment {     MapView mapView;     GoogleMap map;     @Override     public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {         View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment2, container, false);         // Gets the MapView from the XML layout and creates it          try {             MapsInitializer.initialize(getActivity());         } catch (GooglePlayServicesNotAvailableException e) {             Log.e("Address Map", "Could not initialize google play", e);         }          switch (GooglePlayServicesUtil.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(getActivity()) )         {             case ConnectionResult.SUCCESS:                 Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "SUCCESS", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();                 mapView = (MapView) v.findViewById(R.id.map);                 mapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState);                 // Gets to GoogleMap from the MapView and does initialization stuff                 if(mapView!=null)                 {                     map = mapView.getMap();                     map.getUiSettings().setMyLocationButtonEnabled(false);                     map.setMyLocationEnabled(true);                     CameraUpdate cameraUpdate = CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLngZoom(new LatLng(43.1, -87.9), 10);                     map.animateCamera(cameraUpdate);                 }                 break;             case ConnectionResult.SERVICE_MISSING:                  Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "SERVICE MISSING", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();                 break;             case ConnectionResult.SERVICE_VERSION_UPDATE_REQUIRED:                  Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "UPDATE REQUIRED", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();                 break;             default: Toast.makeText(getActivity(), GooglePlayServicesUtil.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(getActivity()), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();         }             // Updates the location and zoom of the MapView          return v;     }      @Override     public void onResume() {         mapView.onResume();         super.onResume();     }     @Override     public void onDestroy() {         super.onDestroy();         mapView.onDestroy();     }     @Override     public void onLowMemory() {         super.onLowMemory();         mapView.onLowMemory();     } } 

fragment2.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="match_parent">      <com.google.android.gms.maps.MapView         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="match_parent"         android:id="@+id/map" />  </RelativeLayout> 

Update:

https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/maps/MapView#public-constructors 

getMap() is deprecated. Use getMapAsync(OnMapReadyCallback) instead. The callback method provides you with a GoogleMap instance guaranteed to be non-null and ready to be used.

Answer 2

So if it crashes after opening the fragment second time. All you need is this in OnDestroy

@Override public void onDestroy() {     super.onDestroy();     getFragmentManager().beginTransaction().remove(mapfragmentnamehere).commit(); } 

Make what changes you need if you're using support fragment