Textinputlayout inflate exception in KitKat

Question

Here is my following code :

  <android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout 
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="0dp"
                    android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/margin_5dp"
                    android:layout_weight="1"
                    android:gravity="left"

                    android:textColor="@color/text_input_layout"
                    android:textColorHint="@color/text_input_layout"
                    android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat"
        app:hintTextAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.App.TextInputLayout">

                    <EditText
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="@dimen/button_height"
                        android:layout_gravity="bottom"
                        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/margin_5dp"
                        android:background="@drawable/textview_background"

                        android:imeOptions="flagNoExtractUi"
                        android:inputType="textNoSuggestions"
                        android:maxLength="50"
                        android:paddingLeft="3dp"
                        android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
                        android:textColorHint="@color/black"
                       android:textCursorDrawable="@drawable/color_cursor"
                        android:textSize="@dimen/text_size">

                        <requestFocus />
                    </EditText>
                </android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

The style that has been defined to the activity.

<style name="MyTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light">
    <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/AppActionBar</item>
    <item name="android:textSize">@dimen/text_size</item>
    <item name="android:textColor">@color/black</item>
</style>

Manifest Code :

<activity
        android:name=".MyActivity"
        android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
        android:label="@string/MyActivity"
        android:screenOrientation="landscape"
        android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan|adjustResize"
        android:theme="@style/MyTheme" />

I have tried a lot of examples from stackoverflow but did not work on Android Os KITKAT(API 17). Apps minimum target is 17. I get the following runtime error only on Kitkat.

android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #138: Error inflating class android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout

If anyone could help thanks in advance.

what inside line 138 , this error mean he cant inflate view in run time in this version so show me what inside this line — Mina Fawzy, Mar 15 '17 at 10:42
try remove this line app:hintTextAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.App.TextInputLayout" — Mina Fawzy, Mar 15 '17 at 11:23
Nope still the same problem. Maybe it is because the layout is not supported in android os version lower than lollypop (5.0). — Shreyash Khole, Mar 15 '17 at 11:36

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 15 '17 at 12:47

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If you don't want to face in trouble with old version, make sure you don't use any vector image and reference it by old way android:src, use app:srcCompat instead .

Use appcompat view instead old views.

Use android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatEditText instead of EditText.

Update your support library to latest version.

UPDATE

Make sure your ActivityName extend AppCompatActivity not Activity or FragmentActivity (by the way when using AppCompatActivity in the run time converted to AppCompat Views).

edited Mar 15 '17 at 12:47

azizbekian

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answered Mar 15 '17 at 11:42

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The issues is not with the EditText it is with **TextInputLayout** which works fine on Lollypop and above versions. @MinaFawzy . Maybe this line is a problem `android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat" ` – Shreyash Khole Mar 15 '17 at 11:51
_Also I am not using any vector images_ – Shreyash Khole Mar 15 '17 at 11:54
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did you use activity or AppCompatActivity – Mina Fawzy Mar 15 '17 at 11:54
This is what I have used `public class CustomerActivity extends BaseActivity` and `public class BaseActivity extends FragmentActivity` **I will not be changing this code at all** – Shreyash Khole Mar 15 '17 at 12:02
change FragmentActivity to AppCompatActivity this will fix your issue – Mina Fawzy Mar 15 '17 at 12:04
I cannot use AppcombatActivity because that will make me change the theme that i have used i.e. `Theme.Holo.Light` – Shreyash Khole Mar 15 '17 at 12:13
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use Theme.AppCompat.Light instead – Mina Fawzy Mar 15 '17 at 12:15

Textinputlayout inflate exception in KitKat

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