Stack overflow error in android

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Following is my logcat error , i looked and search but i can not get what is exactly error. please , someone help me, there are lots of view in my sender.xml file like images,video ,text.

Logcat error

 java.lang.StackOverflowError
    at android.text.Styled.drawDirectionalRun(Styled.java:267)
    at android.text.Styled.measureText(Styled.java:430)
    at android.text.Layout.measureText(Layout.java:1655)
    at android.text.Layout.getLineMax(Layout.java:689)
    at android.text.Layout.draw(Layout.java:340)
    at android.text.BoringLayout.draw(BoringLayout.java:365)
    at android.widget.TextView.onDraw(TextView.java:4422)
    at android.view.View.draw(View.java:6880)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1649)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.View.draw(View.java:6883)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1649)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.View.draw(View.java:6883)
    at android.view.View.buildDrawingCache(View.java:6642)
    at android.view.View.getDrawingCache(View.java:6428)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1574)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.widget.AbsListView.dispatchDraw(AbsListView.java:1480)
    at android.widget.ListView.dispatchDraw(ListView.java:3138)
    at android.view.View.draw(View.java:6883)
    at android.widget.AbsListView.draw(AbsListView.java:2584)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1649)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.View.draw(View.java:6883)
    at android.widget.FrameLayout.draw(FrameLayout.java:357)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1649)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.View.draw(View.java:6883)
    at android.widget.FrameLayout.draw(FrameLayout.java:357)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1649)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1647)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1376)
    at android.view.View.draw(View.java:6883)
    at android.widget.FrameLayout.draw(FrameLayout.java:357)
    at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.draw(PhoneWindow.java:1866)
    at android.view.ViewRoot.draw(ViewRoot.java:1528)
    at android.view.ViewRoot.performTraversals(ViewRoot.java:1258)
    at android.view.ViewRoot.handleMessage(ViewRoot.java:1865)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3822)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

Here is my sender.xml file

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:background="#ffffff"
        android:orientation="vertical" >

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/dtbar"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:background="@drawable/date_back"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
            android:textColor="#ffffff"
            android:textSize="16dip"
            android:textStyle="bold" />

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:weightSum="1" >

            <FrameLayout
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="bottom"
                android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
                android:layout_marginTop="30dp"
                android:layout_weight="0.3" >

                <ImageView
                    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                    android:layout_height="66dp"
                    android:background="@drawable/friends_popup_photoframe"
                    android:scaleType="centerInside" />

                <LinearLayout
                    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_gravity="center|center_horizontal"
                    android:gravity="center|center_horizontal"
                    android:weightSum="1" >

                    <RelativeLayout
                        android:layout_width="0dp"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:layout_gravity="center"
                        android:layout_weight="0.7"
                        android:gravity="center" >

                        <ImageView
                            android:id="@+id/user_img"
                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_height="50dp"
                            android:layout_centerInParent="true"
                            android:layout_gravity="center|fill_horizontal"
                            android:adjustViewBounds="true"
                            android:scaleType="centerInside" />
                    </RelativeLayout>
                </LinearLayout>
            </FrameLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
                android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
                android:layout_weight="0.7"
                android:orientation="vertical" >

                <LinearLayout
                    android:id="@+id/evenchatlay"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
                    android:orientation="vertical" >

                    <LinearLayout
                        android:id="@+id/evenlay"
                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:orientation="horizontal" >

                        <TextView
                            android:id="@+id/usernm"
                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_gravity="left"
                            android:layout_marginBottom="2dp"
                            android:gravity="left"
                            android:singleLine="false"
                            android:textColor="#DF0101"
                            android:textSize="16dip"
                            android:textStyle="bold" />

                        <TextView
                            android:id="@+id/time"
                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_gravity="left|bottom"
                            android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
                            android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
                            android:ems="15"
                            android:gravity="left|bottom"
                            android:maxEms="15"
                            android:singleLine="true"
                            android:textColor="#000000"
                            android:textSize="12dip"
                            android:textStyle="bold" />
                    </LinearLayout>

                    <TextView
                        android:id="@+id/text"
                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:layout_gravity="right|center"
                        android:ems="15"
                        android:gravity="left|center_vertical"
                        android:maxEms="15"
                        android:singleLine="false"
                        android:textColor="#000000"
                        android:textSize="16dip" />

                    <ImageView
                        android:id="@+id/chat_emojis"
                        android:layout_width="50dp"
                        android:layout_height="50dp"
                        android:layout_gravity="left"
                        android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
                        android:layout_marginTop="2dip"
                        android:gravity="left"
                        android:scaleType="centerInside"
                        android:visibility="gone" />

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

                        <FrameLayout
                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

                            <ImageView
                                android:id="@+id/chat_img"
                                android:layout_width="50dp"
                                android:layout_height="50dp"
                                android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
                                android:layout_marginTop="2dip"
                                android:scaleType="centerInside"
                                android:visibility="gone" />

                            <ImageView
                                android:id="@+id/playbtn"
                                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                                android:layout_gravity="center"
                                android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
                                android:background="@drawable/play"
                                android:scaleType="centerInside"
                                android:visibility="gone" />

                            <ProgressBar
                                android:id="@+id/progressBar2"
                                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                                android:layout_gravity="center"
                                android:visibility="gone" />
                        </FrameLayout>

                        <Button
                            android:id="@+id/save"
                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
                            android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
                            android:background="@drawable/downloadbtn_focus"
                            android:text="Save"
                            android:textColor="#ffffff"
                            android:visibility="gone" />

                        <Button
                            android:id="@+id/cancel"
                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_gravity="center"
                            android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
                            android:background="@drawable/downloadbtn_focus"
                            android:text="cancel"
                            android:textColor="#ffffff"
                            android:visibility="gone" />
                    </LinearLayout>

                    <RelativeLayout
                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

                        <ProgressBar
                            android:id="@+id/progressBar1"
                            style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_gravity="bottom"
                            android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
                            android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/linearimg"
                            android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/linearimg"
                            android:visibility="gone" />
                    </RelativeLayout>
                </LinearLayout>
            </LinearLayout>
        </LinearLayout>

    </LinearLayout>

i post my xml file. i dont know exactly where is my error it does not show any line number. — Hardik
– Hardik, Commented Apr 27, 2013 at 6:20
dude, you should start thinking on improving that xml layout by implementing it simpler. — Daniel Conde Marin
– Daniel Conde Marin, Commented Apr 27, 2013 at 6:24

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:24:16Z

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You have (way) too many nested layouts. You can check out the official Android blog at d.android.com to get tips and tricks on how to optimize layouts.

For more info have a look on this question.

All the best. Happy codding.

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:24

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answered Apr 27, 2013 at 6:34

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Hardik Over a year ago

k, i will try to implement but it works on 4.0.4 and gives an error on 2.3 devices

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