Question

My android app gives the following when I try to run it….

The application OxfordApp has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.

My code is as follows:

package oxfordlife.com.android;

public class OxfordApp extends Activity {

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(
                  this, R.array.array_name, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item );
                adapter.setDropDownViewResource( android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item );

        Spinner s = (Spinner)findViewById(R.id.spinner1);
        s.setAdapter(adapter);

        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
    }
}

I am populating the spinner from the string.xml file as follows:

<string-array name="array_name">
<item>Array Item One</item>
<item>Array Item Two</item>
<item>Array Item Three</item>
</string-array>

The app works fine if I dont try to bind the data to the spinner but as soon as I try to populate it the error is thrown. Can anyone see what I may be doing wrong here ??

Answer 1

Do

super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);

In the beginning of your onCreate method, before trying to access spinner1.