java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class XXX

Question

public class PropHolder {
  public static Properties prop;

  static {
    //code for loading properties from file
  }
}

// Referencing the class somewhere else:
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Answer 1

If you're working on an Android project, make sure you aren't calling any static methods on any Android classes. I'm only using JUnit + Mockito, so maybe some other frameworks might help you avoid the problem altogether, I'm not sure.

My problem was calling Uri.parse(uriString) as part of a static initializer for a unit test. The Uri class is an Android API, which is why the unit test build couldn't find it. I changed this value to null instead and everything went back to normal.