Error inflating class android.support.design.internal.NavigationMenuItemView

Question

I am running this app on sdk version 28. The problem android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #17: Binary XML file line #17: Error inflating class android.support.design.internal.NavigationMenuItemView suddenly appeared, causing my app to crash. After checking the nav drawer I know that the problem is when there are menu items to inflate, because when I comment them out the app runs with no problems, i also checked if the problem is with the drawables but I changed them with no effect.

here are my files

manifest.xml file

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/SemiGofaaTheme">
    <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

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


</application>

styles.xml

<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
</style>
<!-- SemiGofaa application theme. -->
<style name="SemiGofaaTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
    <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
    <item name="android:windowDrawsSystemBarBackgrounds">true</item>
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
    <item name="android:colorBackground">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
    <item name="fontFamily">@font/cairo</item>
    <item name="android:statusBarColor">@color/colorAccent</item>
    <item name="alertDialogTheme">@style/AlertDialog.AppCompat.Light</item>
    <item name="android:windowContentTransitions">true</item>
    <!--<item name="android:background">@drawable/bkg</item>-->
</style>

<style name="SemiGofaaTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />

<style name="SemiGofaaTheme.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" />

<style name="AppTheme.NoActionBar">
    <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
    <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
</style>

<style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />

<style name="AppTheme.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" />

build.gradle:

android {
    compileSdkVersion 28
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "semicode.semigofaa"
        minSdkVersion 21
        targetSdkVersion 28
        versionCode 5
        versionName "0.5"
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    lintOptions {
        checkReleaseBuilds false
        // Or, if you prefer, you can continue to check for errors in release builds,
        // but continue the build even when errors are found:
        abortOnError false
    }

MainActivity.java

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener {

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

    DrawerLayout drawer = findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
    ActionBarDrawerToggle toggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(
            this, drawer, toolbar, R.string.navigation_drawer_open, R.string.navigation_drawer_close);
    drawer.addDrawerListener(toggle);
    toggle.syncState();
    NavigationView navigationView = findViewById(R.id.nav_view);
    navigationView.setNavigationItemSelectedListener(this);
}

@SuppressWarnings("StatementWithEmptyBody")
@Override
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle navigation view item clicks here.
    int id = item.getItemId();

    if (id == R.id.nav_gofaas) {
        if(userLoggedIn)
            startActivity(new Intent(this, GofaasActivity.class));
        else
            startActivity(new Intent(this, LoginActivity.class));
    } else if (id == R.id.nav_wishlist) {
        if(userLoggedIn)
            startActivity(new Intent(this, WishlistActivity.class));
        else
            startActivity(new Intent(this, LoginActivity.class));
    } else if (id == R.id.nav_settings) {

    } else if (id == R.id.nav_terms) {
        startActivity(new Intent(this,TermsActivity.class));
    } else if (id == R.id.nav_contact_us) {

    }else if (id == R.id.nav_about) {
        startActivity(new Intent(this,AboutActivity.class));
    } else if (id == R.id.nav_share) {
        Intent sendIntent = new Intent();
        sendIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,getString(R.string.hey_check_out_semigofaa_app) + link);
        sendIntent.setType("text/plain");
        startActivity(sendIntent);
    }else if(id == R.id.log_out_nav_drawer){
        SaveAppData.clearUserData(this);
        SaveSharedPreference.clearUserData(this);
        startActivity(new Intent(this,MainActivity.class));
        finish();
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Logged out",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }

    DrawerLayout drawer = findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
    drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START);
    return true;
}

}

Have you tried the answers outlined here? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30709419/error-inflating-class-android-support-design-widget-navigationview — dazza5000, Dec 28 '18 at 03:43

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 27 '18 at 12:00

attaching menu at navigationview

<

android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
            android:id="@+id/nav_view"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_gravity="start"
            android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
            app:headerLayout="@layout/header"
            app:menu="@menu/menu_items"

/>

and make separate file for menu like

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

<item android:id="@+id/mhome" android:title="HOME"
    android:icon="@drawable/homeicon"
    android:checkable="true"></item>
<item android:id="@+id/mportfolio" android:title="PORLFOLIO"
    android:icon="@drawable/portfolioicon"
    android:checkable="true"></item>
<item android:id="@+id/mcareer" android:title="CAREER"
    android:icon="@drawable/careericon"
    android:checkable="true"></item>
<item android:id="@+id/mblog" android:title="BLOG"
    android:icon="@drawable/blogicon"
    android:checkable="true"></item>

</menu>

Error inflating class android.support.design.internal.NavigationMenuItemView

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