The layer list is used as background of some controls. So FindViewById could not find it.
Like you said, to make it work first, I will try some work around e.g. create the whole layer-list in the code rather than using the layerlist xml file Thanks a lot for help. On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Samus Arin <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe you can try grabbing a reference to the layer list by "extracting" > it from the view that host's it (ala .FindViewById type method). > > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Samus Arin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Man, I've ran into so many mysteries such as that... I don't want to talk >> smack, b/c I highly respect the MonoDroid/Xamarin team for what they did, >> but I'm fairly certain the Mono "layer" introduces many undocumented bugs >> such as this. I've spent a 1/4 of my dev time this past year tracking stuff >> like this down. There is probably some little magic trick that is required. >> >> My advice to you is to find a workaround that can get you going, even if >> its a convoluted, stinky code implementation. TRUST ME, JUST DO IT. And >> then when you get time, make a toy app and try to get it working in there. >> >> I'll whip one up later, but I really got get cracking... Good luck for >> now (try rebooting, I'm serious dude, both the device and your >> workstation). Clean before and after reboot. >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Kai Xin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I tried for the hell of it but did not have any luck... >>> And if I use the GetDrawable() to get an image, it is working. If I use >>> it to get the layler-list, it dose not work. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Samus Arin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Just for the hell of it, try making all 4 of the density folders: >>>> Drawable-xhdpi, Drawable-hdpi, Drawable-mdpi, Drawable-ldpi, >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Samus Arin <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8859888/strange-exception-about-resource-not-found >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Samus Arin <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10852711/getdrawable-returning-null >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Samus Arin <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I just scanned my entire solution (its an enterprise class tablet >>>>>>> app), and I'm not using Resource.GetDrawable() (it's commented out a few >>>>>>> times, so I may have had trouble with it too)... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Are you looking to manipulate the layout or something, like maybe >>>>>>> change some of its properties based on run-time values/inputs ? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Samus Arin <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sorry, scratch that, I was confusing SetBackgroundResources() vs >>>>>>>> SetBackgroundDrawable() >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Samus Arin <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Oh, try using GetResource(...) instead of GetDrawable(...) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Samus Arin >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Are u sure your not confusing the drawable layout file name with >>>>>>>>>> the id-string of the root view inside the layout file (just a >>>>>>>>>> precautionary >>>>>>>>>> question) >>>>>>>>>> On Jul 23, 2013 9:44 AM, "Kai Xin" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I cleaned and rebuilt it but still got the error. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Samus Arin <[email protected] >>>>>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Try cleaning your proj/solution >>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 23, 2013 8:58 AM, "Kai Xin" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I have an xml file named "my_layerlist.xml" in the drawable >>>>>>>>>>>>> and drawable-hdpi folder, which contains a layler-list. Then I >>>>>>>>>>>>> want to get >>>>>>>>>>>>> the instance of the layler list by: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> LayerDrawable layerDrawable = >>>>>>>>>>>>> (LayerDrawable)Resources.GetDrawable(Resource.Drawable.my_layerlist); >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I got this error: >>>>>>>>>>>>> Android.Content.Res.Resources+NotFoundException: File >>>>>>>>>>>>> res/drawable-hdpi/my_layerlist.xml from drawable resource ID >>>>>>>>>>>>> #0x7f02001e >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The resource exists in the Resource.Designer.cs: >>>>>>>>>>>>> public partial class Drawable >>>>>>>>>>>>> { >>>>>>>>>>>>> // aapt resource value: 0x7f02001e >>>>>>>>>>>>> public const int my_layerlist = 2130837534; >>>>>>>>>>>>> ... ... >>>>>>>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Does anyone know what the problem is? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks a lot >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>> Monodroid mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> Monodroid mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: >>>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> Monodroid mailing list >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: >>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Monodroid mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: >>>> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Monodroid mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> >>> UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: >>> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid >>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Monodroid mailing list > [email protected] > > UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid > >
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