Question

When I use this XML file. My Below Java Code works fine.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical" 
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:background="#FFFFFF"> 

     <ListView
        android:id="@+id/listView1"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent" />

</LinearLayout>

And when I start using this XML file,

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <com.google.android.maps.MapView
        android:id="@+id/mapView"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:apiKey="0s_fADEBtq0-j_teQ1j-yaoDAivoHHtwN81rJ-g"
        android:clickable="true"
        android:state_enabled="true" />

    <LinearLayout
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:orientation="horizontal" >

        <ListView
            android:id="@+id/listView1"
            android:layout_width="164dp"
            android:layout_height="142dp"
            android:layout_weight="0.33" >
        </ListView>
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

so that at the top half of the Android screen, I can show Google Map and in the bottom half, I can show ListView with images. But whenever I use this XML file, it start giving me an exception like-

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to instantiate activity ComponentInfo{com.example.weatheractivity/com.example.weatheractivity.MainActivity}: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.example.weatheractivity.MainActivity

Below is the Java Code:-

public class MainActivity extends MapActivity {

    private ListView listView1;
    private MapView mapView;
    private MapController mapController;

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

        Weather weather_data[] = new Weather[]
                                             {
                new Weather(R.drawable.ic_launcher, "Cloudy"),
                new Weather(R.drawable.ic_launcher, "Showers"),
                new Weather(R.drawable.ic_launcher, "Snow"),
                new Weather(R.drawable.ic_launcher, "Storm"),
                new Weather(R.drawable.ic_launcher, "Sunny")
                                             };

        WeatherAdapter adapter = new WeatherAdapter(this, 
                R.layout.listview_item_row, weather_data);


        mapView = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.mapView);
        // enable Street view by default
        mapView.setStreetView(true);

        mapView.setBuiltInZoomControls(true);

        mapController = mapView.getController();
        mapController.setZoom(15);


        listView1 = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.listView1);

        View header = (View)getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.listview_header_row, null);
        listView1.addHeaderView(header);

        listView1.setAdapter(adapter);
    }

    @Override
    protected boolean isRouteDisplayed() {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        return false;
    }
    }

Answer 1

Because the Maps library is not a part of the standard Android library, you must declare it in the Android Manifest. Open the AndroidManifest.xml file and add the following as a child of the element:

<uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps"/>

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/hello-mapview