How to correctly use a snackbar in Android

Question

I have created a simple counter application for Android. I have just started using support libraries and just to test it out, I wanted to show a snackbar which says Hello . Here is my code in the MainActivity.java file :

package com.mapsup.counter;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
    long count=0;
    TextView tv;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main_layout);
        SharedPreferences sp=getApplicationContext().getSharedPreferences("preferences",Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
        count=sp.getLong("count",0);
        tv=findViewById(R.id.counter);
        tv.setText(String.valueOf(count));

        //Create and display a snackbar
        Snackbar snackbar = Snackbar.make(tv,"Hello",Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG);
        snackbar.show();
    }

    public void increase(View view) {
        ++count;
        tv.setText(String.valueOf(count));
    }

    public void decrease(View view) {
        if(count>0) {
            --count;
            tv.setText(String.valueOf(count));
        }
    }

    public void reset(View view) {
        count=0;
        tv.setText("0");
    }

    @Override
    public void onStop() {
        super.onStop();
        Context ctx=getApplicationContext();
        SharedPreferences sp=ctx.getSharedPreferences("preferences",Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
        SharedPreferences.Editor editor=sp.edit();
        editor.putLong("count",count);
        editor.apply();
    }
}

Here is the layout main_layout.xml file :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="#0031A0"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:padding="20dp"
    android:id="@+id/root">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/counter"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:background="#B2FFFFFF"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:textSize="36sp" />

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <Button
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:onClick="increase"
            android:text="@string/add"
            android:textSize="30sp" />

        <Button
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:onClick="decrease"
            android:text="@string/subt"
            android:textSize="30sp" />
    </LinearLayout>

    <Button
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:onClick="reset"
        android:text="@string/reset"
        android:textAllCaps="false"
        android:textSize="30sp" />
</LinearLayout>

When I am running the app, the app crashes. The logcat shows this as the error message :

2020-02-03 00:20:10.015 12849-12849/? E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.mapsup.counter, PID: 12849
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.mapsup.counter/com.mapsup.counter.MainActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #26: Binary XML file line #26: Error inflating class <unknown>
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2724)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2789)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap12(ActivityThread.java)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1527)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:110)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:203)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6251)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1063)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:924)
     Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #26: Binary XML file line #26: Error inflating class <unknown>
     Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #26: Error inflating class <unknown>
     Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance0(Native Method)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:430)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:645)
        at com.android.internal.policy.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayoutInflater.java:58)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:717)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:785)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:727)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:858)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:518)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:426)
        at com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar.make(Snackbar.java:164)
        at com.mapsup.counter.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:23)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6712)
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1118)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2677)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2789)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap12(ActivityThread.java)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1527)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:110)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:203)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6251)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1063)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:924)
     Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Failed to resolve attribute at index 6: TypedValue{t=0x2/d=0x101009b a=1}
        at android.content.res.TypedArray.getColorStateList(TypedArray.java:531)
        at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:805)
        at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:727)
        at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:723)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance0(Native Method) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:430) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:645) 
        at com.android.internal.policy.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayoutInflater.java:58) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:717) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:785) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:727) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:858) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:518) 
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:426) 
        at com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar.make(Snackbar.java:164) 
        at com.mapsup.counter.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:23) 
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6712) 
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1118) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2677) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2789) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap12(ActivityThread.java) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1527) 
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:110) 
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:203) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6251) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1063) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:924) 

The app runs all fine if I remove the snackbar code. According to my thinking, creating a snackbar is the same as creating a toast, we just need to replace Toast with Snackbar . Is this correct?

What is my mistake and how to properly use a snackbar?

Answer 1

Please replace tv to rootLayout in Snackbar.make(llRootLayout,"Hello",Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG); as below.

 public class MainActivity extends Activity {
    long count=0;
    TextView tv;|
LinearLayout llRootLayout;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main_layout);
        SharedPreferences sp=getApplicationContext().getSharedPreferences("preferences",Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
        count=sp.getLong("count",0);
        tv=findViewById(R.id.counter);
llRootLayout=findViewById(R.id.root);
        tv.setText(String.valueOf(count));

        //Create and display a snackbar
       Snackbar snackbar=Snackbar.make(llRootLayout,"Hello",Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG);
        snackbar.show();
    }

    public void increase(View view) {
        ++count;
        tv.setText(String.valueOf(count));
    }

    public void decrease(View view) {
        if(count>0) {
            --count;
            tv.setText(String.valueOf(count));
        }
    }

    public void reset(View view) {
        count=0;
        tv.setText("0");
    }

    @Override
    public void onStop() {
        super.onStop();
        Context ctx=getApplicationContext();
        SharedPreferences sp=ctx.getSharedPreferences("preferences",Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
        SharedPreferences.Editor editor=sp.edit();
        editor.putLong("count",count);
        editor.apply();
    }
}