NullPointerException when using RelativeLayout as

Question

I'm trying to use a RelativeLayout as custom InfoWindow for my markers, but a I get a NullPointerException every time showInfoWindow is called (via tapping on a Marker or programmatically). I'm using Google Maps Android API v2.

Exception:

FATAL EXCEPTION: main
java.lang.NullPointerException
    at android.widget.RelativeLayout.onMeasure(RelativeLayout.java:465)
    at android.view.View.measure(View.java:15172)
    at maps.a.y.i(Unknown Source)
    at maps.a.y.a(Unknown Source)
    at maps.a.w.a(Unknown Source)
    at maps.a.bd.a(Unknown Source)
    at maps.y.bw.b(Unknown Source)
    at maps.y.bw.a(Unknown Source)
    at maps.a.dh.a(Unknown Source)
    at maps.a.n.c(Unknown Source)
    at maps.a.dw.a(Unknown Source)
    at maps.a.bd.c(Unknown Source)
    at maps.a.dq.onSingleTapConfirmed(Unknown Source)
    at maps.e.v.onSingleTapConfirmed(Unknown Source)
    at maps.e.j.handleMessage(Unknown Source)
    ...

My code:

*custom_infowindow.xml*

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:padding="10dip" >

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/icon"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:paddingLeft="10dip"
        android:paddingRight="10dip"
        android:paddingTop="5dip"
        android:src="@drawable/icon" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/title"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/icon"
        android:ellipsize="end"
        android:paddingLeft="10dip"
        android:paddingRight="10dip"
        android:singleLine="true" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/snippet"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@id/title"
        android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/icon"
        android:ellipsize="end"
        android:paddingBottom="10dip"
        android:paddingLeft="10dip"
        android:paddingRight="10dip"
        android:singleLine="true" />

</RelativeLayout>

CustomInfoWindowAdapter.java

public class CustomInfoWindowAdapter implements InfoWindowAdapter {

    private View layout;
    private LayoutInflater inflater;

    public CustomInfoWindowAdapter(Context context) {
        inflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);
    }

    @Override
    public View getInfoContents(Marker marker) {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public View getInfoWindow(Marker marker) {
        ViewHolder holder;

        if (layout == null) {
            layout = inflater.inflate(R.layout.custom_infowindow, null);

            holder = new ViewHolder();
            holder.title = (TextView) layout.findViewById(R.id.title);
            holder.snippet = (TextView) layout.findViewById(R.id.snippet);

            layout.setTag(holder);
        } else {
            holder = (ViewHolder) layout.getTag();
        }

        holder.title.setText(marker.getTitle());
        holder.snippet.setText(marker.getSnippet());

        return layout;
    }

    static class ViewHolder {
        TextView title;
        TextView snippet;
    }

}

Funny thing is that if I use LinearLayout instead it works just fine, but I'd rather use only one ViewGroup if possible. And of course I would like to know what happens with that onMeasure throwing a NullPointerException.

EDIT: Also, wrapping the RelativeLayout inside a FrameLayout or a LinearLayout will work. Wrapping it inside another RelativeLayout won't, of course.

Answer 1

I had this problem and was able to fix it by adding

view.setLayoutParams(new ViewGroup.LayoutParams(desiredWidth,desiredHeight));

to the view before returning it from InfoWindowAdapter.getInfoWindow

Answer 2

Just found out that in android version < 4.4 this generates a nullpointer exception. Changing the layout with a Linear one will solve the problem.

Answer 3

I experienced this issue even when I didn't have a RelativeLayout in my xml. It turns out that my class backing the XML inherited from RelativeLayout, even though it was a LinearLayout.

It didn't cause a bug for several different devices, but when I tried on my S3 it crashed.

Anyways, just either remove or wrap the RelativeLayout or set a layout height/width first.