android.view.inflateexception binary xml file line #1 error inflating class android.widget.relativeLayout

Question

I am new in android.
I just made a new layout with one text bar and 2 buttons but it didn't work, I am posting the stack trace and my relative layout file any idea about this? I saw the same question there which says to decrease the draw able size. But it didn't help in my case or I didn't now much about how to decrease it. Here is some of my stack trace:

  D/AndroidRuntime(1192): Shutting down VM
W/dalvikvm(1192): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0xb60cc4f0)
E/AndroidRuntime(1192): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
E/AndroidRuntime(1192): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example.hellomissworld/com.example.hellomissworld.MainActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #1: Error inflating class android.widget.RelativeLayout
E/AndroidRuntime(1192):at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1647)
12-24 18:58:31.451: E/AndroidRuntime(1192):     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1663)
12-24 18:58:31.451: E/AndroidRuntime(1192):     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:117)
12-24 18:58:31.451: E/AndroidRuntime(1192):     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:931)

and that is the xml file of lay out :

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@layout/activity_main"
    android:focusable="false"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
        android:ems="10"
        android:inputType="text" >

        <requestFocus />
    </EditText>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:text="@string/typehere"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignRight="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_below="@+id/editText1"
        android:text="@string/ok" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/button2"
        android:text="@string/cancel" />

</RelativeLayout>

Answer 1

You have to change

android:background="@layout/activity_main"

to

android:background="@drawable/yourImageName"

Answer 2

Sometimes this error can also pop up when you are using a large image that is actually too big that leads to a memory error and crashes your app. If you are using background images or any large assets make sure they exist and that they aren't too big and then you'll be singing in the rain!

Answer 3

this line is indicating the first line of the layout:

android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #1: Error inflating class 

and at the first line there is Relative layout declaration:

So The error is on android:background, and This is not the correct way to set background of layout:

android:background="@layout/activity_main"

it should be a color or drawable image

android:background="@color/backgroundColor" or android:background="#012345"

or

android:background="@drawable/backgroundimg"