java.lang.OutOfMemoryError - BitmapFactory.decode(strPath)

Question

I am getting java.lang.OutOfMemoryError, whenever i am calling UploadActivity.java

Line Number 176 is:

  Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(strPath); 

View my Log:

12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708): FATAL EXCEPTION: main 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708): java.lang.OutOfMemoryError 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.nativeDecodeStream(Native Method) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeStream(BitmapFactory.java:650) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeFile(BitmapFactory.java:389) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeFile(BitmapFactory.java:449) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at com.example.camera.UploadActivity$ImageAdapter.getView(UploadActivity.java:176) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.widget.AbsListView.obtainView(AbsListView.java:2465) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.widget.ListView.makeAndAddView(ListView.java:1775) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.widget.ListView.fillDown(ListView.java:678) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.widget.ListView.fillFromTop(ListView.java:739) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.widget.ListView.layoutChildren(ListView.java:1628) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.widget.AbsListView.onLayout(AbsListView.java:2300) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.View.layout(View.java:14063) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4607) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.widget.RelativeLayout.onLayout(RelativeLayout.java:948) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.View.layout(View.java:14063) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4607) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:448) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.View.layout(View.java:14063) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4607) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1655) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1513) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1426) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.View.layout(View.java:14063) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4607) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:448) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.View.layout(View.java:14063) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4607) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performLayout(ViewRootImpl.java:1996) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:1817) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:1114) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:4520) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:725) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:555) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:525) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:711) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:615) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4921) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1036) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:803) 12-07 17:57:10.585: E/AndroidRuntime(16708):    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) 

UploadActivity.java:-

public class ImageAdapter extends BaseAdapter         {         private Context context;          public ImageAdapter(Context c)         {         // TODO Auto-generated method stub         context = c;         }          public int getCount() {         // TODO Auto-generated method stub         return ImageList.size();         }          public Object getItem(int position) {         // TODO Auto-generated method stub         return position;         }          public long getItemId(int position) {         // TODO Auto-generated method stub         return position;         }          public View getView(final int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {         // TODO Auto-generated method stub          LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) context         .getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);                if (convertView == null) {         convertView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_upload, null);         }           // ColImgName         TextView txtName = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.ColImgName);         strPath = ImageList.get(position).toString();          // Get File Name         fileName = strPath.substring( strPath.lastIndexOf('/')+1, strPath.length() );         File file = new File(strPath);         @SuppressWarnings("unused")         long length = file.length();         txtName.setText(fileName);          // Image Resource         ImageView imageView = (ImageView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.ColImgPath);         Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(strPath);         imageView.setImageBitmap(bm);           // ColStatus         final ImageView txtStatus = (ImageView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.ColStatus);         txtStatus.setImageResource(R.drawable.bullet_button);          // progressBar         final ProgressBar progress = (ProgressBar) convertView.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);         progress.setVisibility(View.GONE);          //btnUpload         final ImageButton btnUpload = (ImageButton) convertView.findViewById(R.id.btnUpload);         btnUpload.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {         public void onClick(View v) {         // Upload         btnUpload.setEnabled(false);          startUpload(position);         }         });          return convertView;          }     }  

Answer 1

You need to recycle Bitmap object .

    Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(strPath);     imageView.setImageBitmap(bm); 

After above lines of code in your get view just add the code written below ///now recycle your bitmap this will free up your memory on every iteration

    if(bm!=null)    {      bm.recycle();      bm=null;     } 

After this also if you are getting same error the

Replace below code

    Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(strPath);     imageView.setImageBitmap(bm); 

with

 final BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options(); options.inSampleSize = 8;  Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(strPath,options); imageView.setImageBitmap(bm); 

Use inSampleSize to load scales bitmaps to memory. Using powers of 2 for inSampleSize values is faster and more efficient for the decoder. However, if you plan to cache the resized versions in memory or on disk, it’s usually still worth decoding to the most appropriate image dimensions to save space.

For more see Loading Large Bitmaps Efficiently

Answer 2

Use this in manifest file in Application tag

android:largeHeap="true"