.java not using the 2- or 3-argument View constructors; XML attributes will not work

Question

i\'m newbie i have problem creating game

execute process

activity_main.xml -> MainActivity.java -> GameLoop.java -> action.xml (error) -> CustomView.java

Answer 1

In case someone works with Kotlin he/she can do that:

class KotlinView @JvmOverloads constructor(
        context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet? = null, defStyleAttr: Int = 0
) : View(context, attrs, defStyleAttr)

You can find this solution and more details here: https://antonioleiva.com/custom-views-android-kotlin/

Answer 2

I think it depends how You creating Your custom view and how You gonna use it .
Not all 3 constructors really necessary.
If You create the view with attributes xml file, but won't use defstyle, its enough to call

public CustomView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
    this(context, attrs);
    //Your code
}

if You not using attributes and defstlye /i saw examples for this/ You happy to call only

public CustomView(Context context) {
    super(context);
    //Your code
}

and if You want use defstyle and attributes too

public CustomView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
    this(context, attrs);
    //Yourcode
}

Answer 3

You need to override the other 2 constructors of View in CustomView:

public CustomView(Context context) {
    super(context);
    init(context);
}

public CustomView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
    super(context, attrs);
    init(context);
}

public CustomView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
    super(context, attrs, defStyle);
    init(context);
}

private void init(Context context) {
    //do stuff that was in your original constructor...
}

Answer 4

You need to implement these constructors also:

//Constructor that is called when inflating a view from XML.
View(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)

//Perform inflation from XML and apply a class-specific base style.
View(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle)