How to change layout id of ChatView?

[anonym24]

Layout for Chat view is hardcoded https://github.com/chat-sdk/chat-sdk-android/blob/master/chat-sdk-core-ui/src/main/java/sdk/chat/ui/views/ChatView.java#L88

There is no method like:

@Override
protected int getLayout() {
    return R.layout.custom_layout;
}

Why?

[anonym24]

<attr name="incomingReplyBackgroundColor" format="reference|color" />
<attr name="outcomingReplyBackgroundColor" format="reference|color" />

these attributes aren't used in the library, it's not possible to change background color of messages

from

https://github.com/chat-sdk/chat-sdk-android/blob/master/chat-sdk-core-ui/src/main/res/color/selector_outcoming_bubble.xml

its outcomingDefaultBubbleColor and incomingDefaultBubbleColor

this project is weird...

[patidar sundar]

@thecmart I have created a new my Chat Activity ( MyChatActivity extends ChatActivity) and override xml layout with my chat layout(activity_my_chat_activity.xml).
Now I want to change chat layout design and have created a new chatview class as per doc

public class MyChatView extends ChatView {
    public MyChatView(Context context) {
        super(context);
    }
}

and set in a layout, but not showing an error is- can you please make me correct, what I m doing wrong?

Process: com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.test, PID: 17025
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.test/com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.ui.chatsdk.MyChatActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #19 in com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.test:layout/activity_my_chat_activity: Binary XML file line #19 in com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.test:layout/activity_my_chat_activity: Error inflating class com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.ui.chatsdk.MyChatView
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3311)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3460)
        at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:83)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2047)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:224)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7592)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:539)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:950)
     Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #19 in com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.test:layout/activity_my_chat_activity: Binary XML file line #19 in com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.test:layout/activity_my_chat_activity: Error inflating class com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.ui.chatsdk.MyChatView
     Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #19 in com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.test:layout/activity_my_chat_activity: Error inflating class com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.ui.chatsdk.MyChatView
     Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.ui.chatsdk.MyChatView.<init> [class android.content.Context, interface android.util.AttributeSet]
        at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:2332)
        at java.lang.Class.getConstructor(Class.java:1728)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:828)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:1010)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:965)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:1127)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:1088)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:1130)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:1088)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:686)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:538)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:481)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:696)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:170)
        at sdk.chat.ui.activities.BaseActivity.onCreate(BaseActivity.java:93)
        at sdk.chat.ui.activities.ChatActivity.onCreate(ChatActivity.java:119)
        at com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.ui.chatsdk.MyChatActivity.onCreate(MyChatActivity.java:21)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7893)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7880)
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1307)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3286)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3460)
        at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:83)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2047)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:224)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7592)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:539)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:950)

[Ben Smiley]

This isn't a Chat SDK problem, it's a straightforward Android development issue. The error message tells you what is going on.

 Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #19 in com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.test:layout/activity_my_chat_activity: Binary XML file line #19 in com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.test:layout/activity_my_chat_activity: Error inflating class com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.ui.chatsdk.MyChatView
     Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #19 in com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.test:layout/activity_my_chat_activity: Error inflating class com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.ui.chatsdk.MyChatView
     Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: com.ncntechnology.winkndrink.ui.chatsdk.MyChatView.<init> [class android.content.Context, interface android.util.AttributeSet]

When I Google that error I find:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34469487/caused-by-java-lang-nosuchmethodexception-init-class-android-content-contex

You have a custom view referenced in your layout XML, and the custom view doesn't have the required public constructor that takes in Context,AttributeSet arguments.

I guess that you have to add this to your class:

    public ChatView(Context context, @Nullable AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
    }

    public ChatView(Context context, @Nullable AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
    }

But this is just a guess since I can't see your code ;)

[patidar sundar]

I got it, Thanks for the reply.