Xamairin forms : Android.Views.InflateException: <Timeout exceeded getting exception details>

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Research a lot about this issue and found the same question, which doesn't solve my problem. so starting a new question. Xamarin Android: Android.Views.InflateException - Error when loading Layout

Getting Xamairin forms : Android.Views.InflateException: Timeout exceeded getting exception details when loading layout.

Main.axml

<?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="#FFCDD2"
android:orientation="vertical">
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
    android:id="@+id/input_layout_name"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/input_name"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:singleLine="true"
        android:hint="@string/hint_name" />
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
    android:id="@+id/input_layout_email"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/input_email"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
        android:hint="@string/hint_email" />
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
    android:id="@+id/input_layout_password"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/input_password"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:inputType="textPassword"
        android:hint="@string/hint_password" />
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
<Button
    android:id="@+id/btn_signup"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/btn_sign_up"
    android:background="@color/colorPrimary"
    android:layout_marginTop="40dp"
    android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
</LinearLayout>

I have not used layout:width and layout:height properties in my axml and only using an icon having 4kb size.

Please suggest a solution for this issue, thanks in advance...

Answer 1

Getting Xamairin forms : Android.Views.InflateException: Timeout exceeded getting exception details when loading layout.

There are two things needs to be confirmed before using TextInputLayout:

1. Please make sure, Xamarin.Android.Support.Design lib is correctly referenced in your Xamarin.Android project. If you are using Xamarin.Forms, it should be referenced by default.

2. Please make sure the Activity is of type Android.Support.V7.App.AppCompatActivity.

If none of the above things help, please provide a basic demo that can reproduce the problem.

Update:

Upon testing on the project you shared. I found you need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme for your activity, you can do that by following below steps:

1. Create a styles.xml file under Resources\values\ folder with below codes:

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
   <resources>
    <!-- Base application theme. -->
       <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
       </style>
   </resources>
   

2. In MainActivity.cs define the Activity attribute to leverage AppTheme like this:

   [Activity(Label = "DinexFeedback", MainLauncher = true, Icon = "@drawable/icon",Theme ="@style/AppTheme")]
   public class MainActivity : Android.Support.V7.App.AppCompatActivity
   {
      ...
   

Then the project will run fine.