Error Inflating class com.google.android.maps.MapV

Question

i am just following a simple map tutorial http://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials/views/hello-mapview.html but getting this error . I am new to android i tried to follow all the solution provided over the internet but no success yet. Please help me. My main .xml is below

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<com.google.android.maps.MapView
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/mapview"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:clickable="true"
    android:apiKey="***"
/>

and manifestfile is this

Answer 1

Insert this on your xml declaration of the MapView

xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

Answer 2

Did you extend the main class as MapActivity?

public class a extends MapActivity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
    }

    @Override
    protected boolean isRouteDisplayed() {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        return false;
    }
}

Answer 3

I had the same problem and about 3 hours of searching this is what I did to fix it, All in the manifest.

1) In my manifest this code was not in the right place

    <uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" /> 

it should be here, under

    <application>

like this

    <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="com.example.package.name">
      ...
      <application android:name="MyApplication" >
        <uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" />
        ...
      </application>
      ...
    </manifest>

2) I lost a period somewhere in my manifest

    <activity 
        android:name="MyClass" //*****should be android:name=".MyClass"***
        android:label="@string/app_name" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MyClass />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>

3) I didn't specify min sdk version which goes under

    <manifest> 

code:

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" />

4) to get the map to work through eclipse in debug mode follow these directions in your cmd or terminal http://www.buzztouch.com/resources/Obtaining_a_Google_Maps_API_Key_v1.0.pdf

I hope this helps someone

Answer 4

I know the following wasn't the error of the original questioner - but since my problem led to the same error message, I thought I might as well add it in case someone in the future runs into it.

I checked all the other good hints, but none of them were missing in my project.

What finally solved the problem for me, was that I forgot to declar the MapView in the layout including the full package name. Neither Eclipse nor Lint did tell me about this:

<com.google.android.maps.MapView
    ...
    />

Answer 5

I had this problem and solved it by the following 2 steps:

1) Put the following line in the application (important) element of AndroidManifest.xml file.

<uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" />

2) extend MapActivity instead of Activity.

enjoy!

Answer 6

I had the problem. Just extend MapActivity instead of Activity.