Question

I have an Android app, and I’m using Adwhirl with Admob and ZestADZ, and I’ve set up a House ad.

For some reason the ads are not showing, in spite of the log looking normal. All I can see is that the Zest ads are not shown and it should default to House ads I create.

Thanks in advance!

Here is part of my XML:

LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/LayoutTopAds"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:background="@color/graphite"
android:layout_weight="0.5"

Here is the code:

    LinearLayout adLayout = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.LayoutTopAds);
    AdWhirlLayout adWhirlLayout = new AdWhirlLayout(this, LearningLangConsts.ADWHIRL_SDK_KEY[myUI.LEARNLANG]);

    int diWidth = adLayout.getWidth();
    int diHeight = adLayout.getHeight();
    float density = getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;

    adWhirlLayout.setAdWhirlInterface(new AdWhirlLayout.AdWhirlInterface()
    {
        @Override
        public void adWhirlGeneric()
        {}
    });

    adWhirlLayout.setMaxWidth((int)(diWidth * density));
    adWhirlLayout.setMaxHeight((int)(diHeight * density));
    adLayout.addView(adWhirlLayout);  

Here is the log:

      07-02 16:36:56.791: INFO/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Creating adWhirlManager...
      07-02 16:36:56.851: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Locale is: en_US
      07-02 16:36:57.354: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Hashed device ID is: 7d1dd13a2fa91c0ad174cb69a11549a3
      07-02 16:36:57.360: INFO/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Finished creating adWhirlManager
      07-02 16:36:58.140: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Prefs{73dd1111860847ecb1257a0e0942ec37}: {"config": "{"extra":{"location_on":1,"background_color_rgb":{"red":255,"green":255,"blue":255,"alpha":1},"text_color_rgb":{"red":0,"green":0,"blue":0,"alpha":1},"cycle_time":15,"transition":8},"rations":[{"nid":"7f5ef65976504f21b9635ab0ec19a019","type":1,"nname":"admob","weight":33,"priority":3,"key":"a14123cc7d16913"},{"nid":"49ac21c2a998e168ae8974078a302c0b","type":20,"nname":"zestadz","weight":33,"priority":1,"key":"14131C047A5040548959435145554B5F8D8A29CA"},{"nid":"e7eff2754b0b4bde81114881e88dd8f1","type":9,"nname":"custom","weight":34,"priority":2,"key":"__CUSTOM__"},{"nid":"8c1200a3a29d41c0b9fd16096368d6dc","type":9,"nname":"custom","weight":0,"priority":2,"key":"__CUSTOM__"}]}
      07-02 16:36:58.140: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): ", "timestamp": 1309645632265}
      07-02 16:36:58.150: INFO/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Using stored config data
      07-02 16:36:58.181: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Received jsonString: {"extra":{"location_on":1,"background_color_rgb":{"red":255,"green":255,"blue":255,"alpha":1},"text_color_rgb":{"red":0,"green":0,"blue":0,"alpha":1},"cycle_time":15,"transition":8},"rations":[{"nid":"7f5ef65926c44f21b9635ab0e122a019","type":1,"nname":"admob","weight":33,"priority":3,"key":"a14e0dcc7d16913"},{"nid":"49ac243ae94c4f68ae8974078a302c0b","type":20,"nname":"zestadz","weight":33,"priority":1,"key":"14131C047A504052787735145554B5F8D8A29CA"},{"nid":"e7eff27c4b0b4bd3222db881e88dd8f1","type":9,"nname":"custom","weight":34,"priority":2,"key":"__CUSTOM__"},{"nid":"8c1200a3a29d41c0b9fd16834423d6dc","type":9,"nname":"custom","weight":0,"priority":2,"key":"__CUSTOM__"}]}
      07-02 16:36:59.953: INFO/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Rotating Ad
      07-02 16:37:00.080: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Dart is <8.98131054165815> of <100.0>
      07-02 16:37:01.890: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Showing ad:
      07-02 16:37:01.890: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     nid: 49ac21c2a94c4f68154434078a302c0b
      07-02 16:37:01.890: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     name: zestadz
      07-02 16:37:01.890: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     type: 20
      07-02 16:37:01.890: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     key: 14349877A5040434E59435145554B5F8D8A29CA
      07-02 16:37:01.890: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     key2: 
      07-02 16:37:01.943: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Valid adapter, calling handle()
      07-02 16:37:01.970: INFO/ZestADZ SDK(3581): Adclient ID set to 14131C047A5040434E59435145554B5F8D8A29CA
      07-02 16:37:04.730: VERBOSE/Formed URL(3581): http://a.zestadz.com/waphandler/deliverad?ua=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Linux%3B+U%3B+Android+2.1-update1%3B+en-us%3B+sdk+Build%2FECLAIR%29+AppleWebKit%2F530.17+%28KHTML%2C+like+Gecko%29+Version%2F4.0+Mobile+Safari%2F530.17&ip=&cid=14131C047A504342216435145554B5F8D8A29CA&meta=game&keyword=All
      07-02 16:37:09.921: DEBUG/Ad Response(3581): HTTP/1.1 200 OK
      07-02 16:37:10.040: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): ZestADZ failure
      07-02 16:37:10.351: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Showing ad:
      07-02 16:37:10.351: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     nid: 49ac21c2a94c4f68ae835645987302c0b
      07-02 16:37:10.351: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     name: zestadz
      07-02 16:37:10.351: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     type: 20
      07-02 16:37:10.351: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     key: 14131234487040434E59435145554B5F8D8A29CA
      07-02 16:37:10.351: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     key2: 
      07-02 16:37:10.372: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Valid adapter, calling handle()
      07-02 16:37:10.400: INFO/ZestADZ SDK(3581): Adclient ID set to 14131C047A5040434E59435640954B5F8D8A29CA
      07-02 16:37:11.432: VERBOSE/Formed URL(3581): http://a.zestadz.com/waphandler/deliverad?ua=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Linux%3B+U%3B+Android+2.1-update1%3B+en-us%3B+sdk+Build%2FECLAIR%29+AppleWebKit%2F530.17+%28KHTML%2C+like+Gecko%29+Version%2F4.0+Mobile+Safari%2F530.17&ip=&cid=14131C047A501233329435145554B5F8D8A29CA&meta=game&keyword=All
      07-02 16:37:13.060: DEBUG/Ad Response(3581): HTTP/1.1 200 OK
      07-02 16:37:13.190: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): ZestADZ failure
      07-02 16:37:13.530: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Showing ad:
      07-02 16:37:13.530: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     nid: e7eff27c4b0b4bd455223381e88dd8f1
      07-02 16:37:13.530: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     name: custom
      07-02 16:37:13.530: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     type: 9
      07-02 16:37:13.530: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     key: __CUSTOM__
      07-02 16:37:13.530: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581):     key2: 
      07-02 16:37:13.550: DEBUG/AdWhirl SDK(3581): Valid adapter, calling handle()
      07-02 16:37:13.670: DEBUG/LocationManager(3581): Constructor: service = android.location.ILocationManager$Stub$Proxy@43baf168

Answer 1

It looks like you set your LinearLayout height to 0dp: android:layout_height="0dp"
This would cause your View to not show. Try changing it to wrap_content instead. If that doesn’t work there is actually an easier way to create the AdWhirl layout:

I’m assuming you have version 3.0 of the AdWhirl SDK. Instead of creating the layout through code you can simply create it through your normal XML layout file. Don’t use the LinearLayout like their instructions suggest (I think it’s outdated). Instead just place this element in your layout wherever you want the banner to be:

    <com.adwhirl.AdWhirlLayout
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

Seriously, that’s it. Be sure your AdWhirl key is in the Manifest as well (either within the <activity> or <application> tag):

    <meta-data android:value="Your Key"
         android:name="ADWHIRL_KEY"/>

If you really need to do anything programmatically you can give the layout an id as usual and use findViewById. Lemme know if this helps.