Android Question AppUpdating 2.0 crash with appcompat b4xdrawer

[techknight]

I forget the name of the Hamburger menu thing that uses appcompat, B4XDrawer I think?

anyways, If I add this to the manifest, my app crashes instantly:

' Starting from Android 7 (API 24) we pass a file uri using a FileProvider
AddApplicationText(
  <provider
  android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
  android:authorities="$PACKAGE$.provider"
  android:exported="false"
  android:grantUriPermissions="true">
  <meta-data
  android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
  android:resource="@xml/provider_paths"/>
  </provider>
)
CreateResource(xml, provider_paths,
   <files-path name="name" path="shared" />
)

AddManifestText(<uses-permission
   android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
   android:maxSdkVersion="19" />
)

AddPermission(android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES)

With:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{md.smbk2at1/md.smbk2at1.main}: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.view.View.setId(int)' on a null object reference

On Android 10, I get alot of appcompat.v7 errors with the same thing. null reference.

However, if I leave that stuff out of the manifest, it works fine.

thoughts?

 

[Erel]

I forget the name of the Hamburger menu thing that uses appcompat, B4XDrawer I think?

No. B4XDrawer has nothing to do with AppCompat.

You should post the full error message.

Generally speaking there are less and less reasons to use AppCompat now.

 

[techknight]

No. B4XDrawer has nothing to do with AppCompat.

You should post the full error message.

Generally speaking there are less and less reasons to use AppCompat now.

Here is why I assumed so. the B4XDrawer sample has this:

#Extends: android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity

Is this not AppCompat?

 

[techknight]

Thats weird. Get back into work today, fresh boot of the machine and install of the App in debug mode so I could get the full error? Now it works. WHAT.

The things that just make you go insane right here. Joys of programming XD

 

[Erel]

The (old) example used AppCompat. I believe that it is explained in the tutorial that you don't need to use AppCompat to use B4XDrawer.

Best and simple solution is to follow the latest example: [B4X] B4XPages + B4XDrawer