Inflating class android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout

Question

I am trying to implement SwipeRefreshLayout in fragments. It is looking created correctly, but I continue to get the errors:

Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #2:  Binary XML file line #2: Error inflating class  android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #2:  Error inflating class android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class  "android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout" on path:  DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/com.weather.rainy-  2/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/com.weather.rainy-  2/lib/x86, /system/lib, /vendor/lib]] 

I really don't have any idea what is causing this.

My fragment layout for implementing the SwipeRefreshLayout:

    <android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"     android:id="@+id/swipeToRefresh4Maps"     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="match_parent">      <RelativeLayout         android:id="@+id/topRL4Maps"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="match_parent"         android:background="@drawable/bg_gradient_purple"         android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"         android:paddingTop="64dp"         android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"         android:paddingBottom="64dp"         tools:context="com.weather.rainy.ui.MapsActivity">          <TextView             android:id="@+id/yourLocationLabelTextView"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:layout_alignParentTop="true"             android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"             android:layout_marginTop="15dp"             android:text="@+string/your_location"             android:textColor="@android:color/white"             android:textSize="24sp" />          <fragment             android:id="@+id/map"             android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:layout_above="@+id/addressValueTextView"             android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/addressValueTextView"             android:layout_below="@+id/yourLocationLabelTextView"             android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"             android:layout_margin="15dp"             tools:context="com.weather.rainy.ui.MapsActivity" />          <TextView             android:id="@+id/addressValueTextView"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:layout_alignStart="@+id/map"             android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/map"             android:layout_alignParentStart="false"             android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"             android:text="@+string/..."             android:textColor="#aaffffff"             android:textSize="18sp" />     </RelativeLayout> </android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout> 

And, my fragment class for calling the SwipeRefreshLayout:

  //Code for Swipe Refresh     mSwipeRefreshLayout = (SwipeRefreshLayout) findViewById(R.id.swipeToRefresh4Maps);     mSwipeRefreshLayout.setColorSchemeResources(R.color.Red, R.color.Orange, R.color.Blue, R.color.Green);     mSwipeRefreshLayout.setOnRefreshListener(new SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener() {         @Override         public void onRefresh() {             Log.v(TAG, "************** MAPS - SWIPE REFRESH EVENT TRIGGERED!!!!!");             findLocation();         }     }); 

I really don't have any clue, what is the wrong. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Because you are using AndroidX, your XML is referencing the wrong version of SwipeRefreshLayout

Change in your XML from android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout to androidx.swiperefreshlayout.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout

Answer 2

I was stuck on the SwipeRefreshLayout using AndroidX

I was not able to get Reference of SwipeRefreshLayout in AndroidX

So I added implementation 'androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout:1.0.0' dependency in app level gradle file.

So in my case solution is,

Add the dependency in app level build.gradle file

implementation 'androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout:1.0.0'