Android Question ChatView - Error

[Chris Guanzon]

Hello everyone! I used DonManfred's library ChatCiew and i am getting an error after installing it. I am using ChatMessageView version 1.01 and the latest B4A IDE. This is the error in the logs.

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** Activity (main) Resume **
*** Service (starter) Create ***
** Service (starter) Start **
** Activity (main) Create, isFirst = true **
Error occurred on line: 36 (Main)
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.keywords.LayoutBuilder.loadLayout(LayoutBuilder.java:170)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.ActivityWrapper.LoadLayout(ActivityWrapper.java:209)
    at b4a.example.main._activity_create(main.java:387)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.runMethod(Shell.java:732)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEventImpl(Shell.java:351)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEvent(Shell.java:255)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.ShellBA.raiseEvent2(ShellBA.java:144)
    at b4a.example.main.afterFirstLayout(main.java:104)
    at b4a.example.main.access$000(main.java:17)
    at b4a.example.main$WaitForLayout.run(main.java:82)
    at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:836)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:103)
    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.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.CustomViewWrapper.AfterDesignerScript(CustomViewWrapper.java:64)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.keywords.LayoutBuilder.loadLayout(LayoutBuilder.java:162)
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Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Landroid/support/v4/content/ContextCompat;
    at jp.bassaer.chatmessageview.views.ChatView.<init>(ChatView.java:32)
    at de.donmanfred.ChatViewWrapper._initialize(ChatViewWrapper.java:67)
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Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/b4a.example-1/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/b4a.example-1/lib/arm, /system/lib, /vendor/lib, /system/vendor/lib]]
    at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.findClass(BaseDexClassLoader.java:56)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:380)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:312)
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** Activity (main) Resume **

The project i used is the sample that DonManfred posted here: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/chatmessageview.74946/

 

[DonManfred]

The Library is not useable with the newest SDK
It is not compatible with AndroidX

 

[Chris Guanzon]

The Library is not useable with the newest SDK
It is not compatible with AndroidX

What do i need to do to use it?

 

[DonManfred]

What do i need to do to use it?

It is not Compatible with AndroidX.

You need to use another library if you are using AndroidX

 

[Chris Guanzon]

Thanks DonMafred, i will find the same library as yours. Will try your other library, i really like your work. Many thanks!

 

[MarcoRome]

Thanks DonMafred, i will find the same library as yours. Will try your other library, i really like your work. Many thanks!

Look this for B4X: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/b4x-cross-platform-chat-layout-example.112649/#content

 

[Chris Guanzon]

Look this for B4X: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/b4x-cross-platform-chat-layout-example.112649/#content

Thanks a lot MarcoRome,