Issue with androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0

[DevNigam]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41025200/android-view-inflateexception-error-inflating-class-android-webkit-webview

[soommy12]

Hi @DevNigam ! Can you please explain further how this problem is connected to Highcharts Wrapper?

[DevNigam]

Highchart wrapper is using native webview to display chart. And android webview is having crash with android lollipop devices.

Do let me know, if any.

[soommy12]

Highcharts Wrapper was tested on many APIs, Lollipop included. We didn't meet a crash from WebView.

[DevNigam]

I have used androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0. So, if you don't mind, can you please check with specific to 21 and 22 version.

Here is the crash log :

Caused by android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: String resource ID #0x2040003
       at android.content.res.Resources.getText + 354(Resources.java:354)
       at android.content.res.Resources.getString + 452(Resources.java:452)
       at com.android.org.chromium.content.browser.ContentViewCore.setContainerView + 684(ContentViewCore.java:684)
       at com.android.org.chromium.content.browser.ContentViewCore.initialize + 608(ContentViewCore.java:608)
       at com.android.org.chromium.android_webview.AwContents.createAndInitializeContentViewCore + 674(AwContents.java:674)
       at com.android.org.chromium.android_webview.AwContents.setNewAwContents + 823(AwContents.java:823)
       at com.android.org.chromium.android_webview.AwContents.<init> + 662(AwContents.java:662)
       at com.android.org.chromium.android_webview.AwContents.<init> + 597(AwContents.java:597)
       at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium.initForReal + 319(WebViewChromium.java:319)
       at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium.access$100 + 104(WebViewChromium.java:104)
       at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium$1.run + 271(WebViewChromium.java:271)
       at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium$WebViewChromiumRunQueue.drainQueue + 131(WebViewChromium.java:131)
       at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium$WebViewChromiumRunQueue$1.run + 118(WebViewChromium.java:118)
       at com.android.org.chromium.base.ThreadUtils.runOnUiThread + 144(ThreadUtils.java:144)
       at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium$WebViewChromiumRunQueue.addTask + 115(WebViewChromium.java:115)
       at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium.init + 268(WebViewChromium.java:268)
       at android.webkit.WebView.<init> + 591(WebView.java:591)
       at android.webkit.WebView.<init> + 526(WebView.java:526)
       at android.webkit.WebView.<init> + 509(WebView.java:509)
       at android.webkit.WebView.<init> + 496(WebView.java:496)
       at android.webkit.WebView.<init> + 486(WebView.java:486)
       at com.highsoft.highcharts.core.HIChartView.a + 137(HIChartView.java:137)
       at com.highsoft.highcharts.core.HIChartView.<init> + 116(HIChartView.java:116)
       at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java)
       at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance + 288(Constructor.java:288)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView + 607(LayoutInflater.java:607)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag + 743(LayoutInflater.java:743)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate + 806(LayoutInflater.java:806)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate + 809(LayoutInflater.java:809)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate + 809(LayoutInflater.java:809)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate + 809(LayoutInflater.java:809)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate + 809(LayoutInflater.java:809)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate + 809(LayoutInflater.java:809)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate + 504(LayoutInflater.java:504)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate + 414(LayoutInflater.java:414)
       at androidx.databinding.DataBindingUtil.inflate + 126(DataBindingUtil.java:126)
       at com.mrsportal.databinding.FragmentDashboardV3Binding.inflate + 130(FragmentDashboardV3Binding.java:130)
       at com.mrsportal.databinding.FragmentDashboardV3Binding.inflate + 124(FragmentDashboardV3Binding.java:124)
       at com.mrsportal.ui.fragment.DashboardV3Fragment.onCreateView + 79(DashboardV3Fragment.java:79)
       at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.performCreateView + 2600(Fragment.java:2600)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState + 881(FragmentManagerImpl.java:881)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveFragmentToExpectedState + 1238(FragmentManagerImpl.java:1238)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState + 1303(FragmentManagerImpl.java:1303)
       at androidx.fragment.app.BackStackRecord.executeOps + 439(BackStackRecord.java:439)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.executeOps + 2079(FragmentManagerImpl.java:2079)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.executeOpsTogether + 1869(FragmentManagerImpl.java:1869)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.removeRedundantOperationsAndExecute + 1824(FragmentManagerImpl.java:1824)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.execPendingActions + 1727(FragmentManagerImpl.java:1727)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.dispatchStateChange + 2663(FragmentManagerImpl.java:2663)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.dispatchActivityCreated + 2613(FragmentManagerImpl.java:2613)
       at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.performActivityCreated + 2624(Fragment.java:2624)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState + 904(FragmentManagerImpl.java:904)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveFragmentToExpectedState + 1238(FragmentManagerImpl.java:1238)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState + 1303(FragmentManagerImpl.java:1303)
       at androidx.fragment.app.BackStackRecord.executeOps + 439(BackStackRecord.java:439)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.executeOps + 2079(FragmentManagerImpl.java:2079)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.executeOpsTogether + 1869(FragmentManagerImpl.java:1869)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.removeRedundantOperationsAndExecute + 1824(FragmentManagerImpl.java:1824)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.execPendingActions + 1727(FragmentManagerImpl.java:1727)
       at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl$2.run + 150(FragmentManagerImpl.java:150)
       at android.os.Handler.handleCallback + 815(Handler.java:815)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage + 104(Handler.java:104)
       at android.os.Looper.loop + 194(Looper.java:194)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main + 5637(ActivityThread.java:5637)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke + 372(Method.java:372)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run + 960(ZygoteInit.java:960)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main + 755(ZygoteInit.java:755)

[soommy12]

I just did tests both on API 21 and 22 (on emulators and real device). The Highcharts is working like a charm. The stack trace you posted says that some resources are missing. Maybe you are trying to use those missing resources in the Highcharts options and thats why it crashes.

[DevNigam]

Have you tried using androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0? Because I am able to check in higher devices and lower devices other than lollipop, I am not getting any crash.

[soommy12]

androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0 indeed causes a problem on Lollipop. Sounds like a WebView bug. I will investigate.

[DevNigam]

I hope you can try this answer : https://stackoverflow.com/a/49024931

[soommy12]

@DevNigam did you try to update WebView on your device?

[soommy12]

This issue occurs on WebView 39 version only. Upgrading it via Google Play will fix the problem on the real device. When it comes to the emulator, well, there is no such option. Anyways, at this moment, the problem concerns a small group of emulators. Introducing a fix which changes how WebView is set via specific Configuration breaks some other WebView crucial behaviours so we won't take the risk to implement it. But we are constantly monitoring the problem looking for a fitting solution.

[lqlam]

This issue occurs on WebView 39 version only. Upgrading it via Google Play will fix the problem on the real device. When it comes to the emulator, well, there is no such option. Anyways, at this moment, the problem concerns a small group of emulators. Introducing a fix which changes how WebView is set via specific Configuration breaks some other WebView crucial behaviours so we won't take the risk to implement it. But we are constantly monitoring the problem looking for a fitting solution.

Yes, that's right. Problem by the system have installed com.android.webview 39.0.0, we need to remove this system app and replace with com.android.google.webview (eg 66.0.3359). I just try and FIXED on emulator with android 5.1. The tutorial is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7jzc67O6qg