ExceptionInInitializerError in org.apache.http.entity.mime.MultipartEntity

Question

I am trying to use the org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:4.5.2 dependency on Android but get this exception:

E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: SyncAdapterThread-1 java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError at org.apache.http.entity.mime.MultipartEntity.<init>(MultipartEntity.java:71) at org.apache.http.entity.mime.MultipartEntity.<init>(MultipartEntity.java:91)

when I call:

MultipartEntity multipartEntity = new MultipartEntity();

Any thoughts as to what might be causing this?

I should point out that my code was all working fine against the 4.2.6 JAR file. It only broke when I tried switching to the above Gradle dependency. — user3352488, Apr 06 '16 at 14:37
HTTP client has been removed in api 23 but you can still use it by adding HTTP legacy in your gradle — Vivek Mishra, Apr 06 '16 at 16:29

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 06 '16 at 14:17

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Apache HTTP has been removed in Android M. You shouldn't use it anymore.

I suggest you to use OkHttp with MultipartBody or HttpURLConnection with DataOutputStream.

answered Apr 06 '16 at 14:17

Pycpik

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Thank you. I will take a look, although this library was working fine when I had it referenced as a JAR rather than a Gradle dependency. I tried reversing my change but that didn't work... – user3352488 Apr 06 '16 at 14:19

ExceptionInInitializerError in org.apache.http.entity.mime.MultipartEntity

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