Question

I want this relative layout to eventually load an ad at the bottom.

public class Main extends Activity {
RelativeLayout mLayout;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);        
    setContentView(R.layout.main);
    mLayout = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.layout.main);  

    ImageView View = new ImageView(this, null);      //example view

    mLayout.addView(View);

Then the Null Pointer occurs below when mLayout is called

 RelativeLayout.LayoutParams rparams = (LayoutParams) mLayout.getLayoutParams();

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E/AndroidRuntime(4066): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.name.project/com.name.project.Main}: java.lang.NullPointerException

xml for the layout:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/lib/com.google.ads"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:gravity="center" >

Any idea why this is happening here?

Answer 1

The error occurs in this line:

mLayout = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.layout.main);

It’s pretty obvious by the name of the findViewById method – it’s used to find a view by its ID, but you’re trying to find a view using a layout reference, not ID reference. Try with the following:

mLayout = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.main);

Also, your RelativeLayout should include the android:id tag. Try using the following XML for your RelativeLayout:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/lib/com.google.ads"
android:id="@+id/main"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:gravity="center" >