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Using Window.Open to open InAppBrowser (Cordova) results in an Android exception and crashes the application

Troubleshooting


Problem

You might experience an application crash when you use the Cordova InAppBrowser plug-in in a hybrid application with an Android environment.

Symptom

The following Android exception might be seen:


    E/AndroidRuntime(28398): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    E/AndroidRuntime(28398): android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: Resource ID #0x0
    E/AndroidRuntime(28398): at android.content.res.Resources.getValue(Resources.java:1883)
    E/AndroidRuntime(28398): at android.content.res.Resources.getDrawable(Resources.java:1520)
    E/AndroidRuntime(28398): at org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser.InAppBrowser$5.run(InAppBrowser.java:500)
    E/AndroidRuntime(28398): at android.app.Activity.runOnUiThread(Activity.java:4785)
    E/AndroidRuntime(28398): at org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser.InAppBrowser.showWebPage(InAppBrowser.java:654)
    E/AndroidRuntime(28398): at org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser.InAppBrowser$1.run(InAppBrowser.java:149)

Cause

Three PNG files are missing from the \native\res\drawable-hdpi directory of your Worklight V6.2 project.

Resolving The Problem

The current workaround is to create a stand-alone Cordova 3.4 Android application with the Cordova Command Line Interface.

This workaround does not replace your Worklight application, but you can generate the missing resources.

Workaround Procedure:

  1. Navigate to the Android Platform Guide.

  2. In the Requirements and Support section, follow the steps to include the tools and platform-tools directories for the Android SDK in your PATH environment and to enable Java and Ant.

  3. Navigate to the Command-Line Interface.

  4. Follow the steps in the Prerequisites section.

  5. Execute the following commands:
    $ cordova create hello com.example.hello "HelloWorld"

    $ cd hello

    $ cordova platform add android

    $ cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser

    $ cordova build

  6. Navigate back to the Android Platform Guide.

  7. Follow the steps in the Open a Project in the SDK section.

  8. Copy the following files from \hello\platforms\android\res\drawable-hdpi directory into the \native\res\drawable-hdpi directory of your Worklight V6.2 project:
    ic_action_next_item.png
    ic_action_previous_item.png
    ic_action_remove.png

This problem is resolved by APAR PI21653.

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21681060

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