Android: AnimationDrawable cast error

Question

I was following the Google provided example of how to use AnimationDrawable with an ImageView. You can find it here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/drawable-animation.html

imageView.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.animation);
AnimationDrawable animation = (AnimationDrawable)imageView.getBackground();
animation.start();

When I run it I get the error:

java.lang.ClassCastException: android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable cannot be cast to android.graphics.drawable.AnimationDrawable

Google seems to think this should work, but if you cannot cast a BitmapDrawable to AnimationDrawable I am not sure how this is supposed to work?

Answer 1

I had the same problem. I know this thread is some month old, but maybe somebody what to read about my experience.

I dont know why, but google doesnt accept Spacemarks like "_" in his Picturenames while using it for animation. I uses names like "loading_frame1", and it doesnt work. I changed the names to something like "loadingframe1" and it works....

Before:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<animation-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:oneshot="false">

    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame1" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame2" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame3" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame4" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame5" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame6" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame7" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame8" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame9" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame10" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame11" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame12" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame13" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame14" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame15" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame16" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame17" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame18" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame19" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loading_frame20" android:duration="100" />

</animation-list>

After:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<animation-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:oneshot="false">

    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe1" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe2" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe3" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe4" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe5" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe6" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe7" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe8" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe9" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe10" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe11" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe12" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe13" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe14" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe15" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe16" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe17" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe18" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe19" android:duration="100" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/loadingframe20" android:duration="100" />

</animation-list>

And here the LoadingAnimation.class Listing

package com.justkidding.animation;

import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.graphics.drawable.AnimationDrawable;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.ImageView;

public class LoadingAnimation extends ActionBarActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_loading_animation);    
    }

    @Override
    public void onWindowFocusChanged (boolean hasFocus) {
        super.onWindowFocusChanged(hasFocus);

        ImageView animation = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.aniimage);
        animation.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.loading_animation);
        AnimationDrawable frameAnimation = (AnimationDrawable) animation.getBackground();
        if(hasFocus) {
            frameAnimation.start();
        } else {
            frameAnimation.stop();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.loading_animation, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
        // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
        // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
        int id = item.getItemId();
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            return true;
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
}