I'm using YouTubePlayerAPI and YouTubePlayerSupportFragment in my app and I'm getting the following error, but I couldn't find out what is causing it. I've been looking for information but I haven't found anything useful.
java.lang.IllegalStateException: YouTubeServiceEntity not initialized
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1433)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1379)
at com.google.android.youtube.player.internal.l$a$a.a(Unknown Source)
at com.google.android.youtube.player.internal.o.a(Unknown Source)
at com.google.android.youtube.player.internal.ad.a(Unknown Source)
at com.google.android.youtube.player.YouTubePlayerView.a(Unknown Source)
at com.google.android.youtube.player.YouTubePlayerView$1.a(Unknown Source)
at com.google.android.youtube.player.internal.r.g(Unknown Source)
at com.google.android.youtube.player.internal.r$c.a(Unknown Source)
at com.google.android.youtube.player.internal.r$b.a(Unknown Source)
at com.google.android.youtube.player.internal.r$a.handleMessage(Unknown Source)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5041)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:793)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:560)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
In the stackstrace there isn't any line number pointing to any of my classes or activities.
Any idea of it?
Thanks!
EDIT
My custom YoutubePlayerFragment Class: YouTubeVideoPlayerFragment.java
public class YouTubeVideoPlayerFragment extends YouTubePlayerSupportFragment {
private static final String ARG_URL = "url";
// ===========================================================
// Constructors
// ===========================================================
/**
* Mandatory empty constructor for the fragment manager to instantiate the
* fragment (e.g. upon screen orientation changes).
*/
public YouTubeVideoPlayerFragment() {
}
/**
* Factory method to generate a new instance of the fragment given a video URL.
*
* @param url The video url this fragment represents
* @return A new instance of this fragment with itemId extras
*/
public static YouTubeVideoPlayerFragment newInstance(String url) {
final YouTubeVideoPlayerFragment mFragment = new YouTubeVideoPlayerFragment();
// Set up extras
final Bundle args = new Bundle();
args.putString(ARG_URL, url);
mFragment.setArguments(args);
// Initialize YouTubePlayer
mFragment.init();
return mFragment;
}
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
}
private void init(){
initialize(Constants.API_KEY, new YouTubePlayer.OnInitializedListener() {
@Override
public void onInitializationSuccess(YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, YouTubePlayer youTubePlayer, boolean wasRestored) {
if (!wasRestored) {
youTubePlayer.cueVideo(getArguments().getString(ARG_URL));
youTubePlayer.setShowFullscreenButton(false);
}
}
}
fragment.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:background="@color/black" >
<!-- For YoutubeFragment -->
<FrameLayout
android:id="@+id/youtube_fragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</RelativeLayout>
calling method:
// Create a new instance of YouTubeVideoPlayerFragment providing video id
// and place it in the corresponding FrameLayout
final YouTubeVideoPlayerFragment youTubeVideoPlayerFragment = YouTubeVideoPlayerFragment.newInstance(VIDEO_ID);
final FragmentTransaction ft = getChildFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.youtube_fragment, youTubeVideoPlayerFragment);
ft.commit();
EDIT
I've found out the origin of that error. This is the scenario:
The activity starts. In onCreate()
it instantiates a new YouTubeVideoPlayerFragment
and initializes YouTube object (which starts the YouTubeServiceEntity
internally) in its newInstance()
method. Then the YouTube
fragment that was instantiated before, is attached with FragmentManager
to the corresponding FrameLayout
while video is loading.
Here is the issue: If user exits the activity before video had been loaded, the exception is thrown.
So if user want to exit from the activity in that case, what should I do and how? I don't really know what to do!
Once again, do NOT use fragment constructors or factory methods to work with lifecycle or context bound entities. Simply put, such entities can only be used after
super.onCreate(...)
has been called.The question now is, when to call the
init
method?Here's what
YouTubePlayerFragment
documentation says:You may be tempted to put
init()
inonActivityCreated
but that's too late, sinceonStart
was already called and layout already performed.Counterpart to
onDestroyView
isonViewCreated
and that's the perfect candidate.As suggested call
setRetainInstance(true)
in the fragment's constructor. When the activity is recreated the fragment will not be recreated, only its UI will go through lifecycle events.The problem is the initialization of the Youtube fragment. YouTubePlayerSupportFragment has to be extended in a class of yours and overrides some methods. You have to control the screen orientation and the onSaveInstanceState.
YoutubeFragment.class
Activity containing Youtube Fragment
this code is written in xamarin.android, should help