ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout" on path
I was working with some libraries so I had to edit Gradle settings. Since my app wasn't working, I restored it with Local history in Android studio but It still doesn't work. Errors returned are reported here
05-04 23:26:34.953 28017-28017/? I/art: Late-enabling -Xcheck:jni
05-04 23:26:35.217 28017-28017/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop W/System: ClassLoader referenced unknown path: /data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/lib/arm
05-04 23:26:35.233 28017-28017/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop I/InstantRun: starting instant run server: is main process
05-04 23:26:35.333 28017-28017/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop W/art: Before Android 4.1, method android.graphics.PorterDuffColorFilter android.support.graphics.drawable.VectorDrawableCompat.updateTintFilter(android.graphics.PorterDuffColorFilter, android.content.res.ColorStateList, android.graphics.PorterDuff$Mode) would have incorrectly overridden the package-private method in android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
05-04 23:26:35.465 28017-28017/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop D/AndroidRuntime: Shutting down VM
--------- beginning of crash
05-04 23:26:35.466 28017-28017/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.quintabi.facchini.myshop, PID: 28017
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.quintabi.facchini.myshop/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop.index}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #11: Binary XML file line #2: Error inflating class android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2659)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2724)
at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap12(ActivityThread.java)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1473)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6123)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:867)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:757)
Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #11: Binary XML file line #2: Error inflating class android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #2: Error inflating class android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/base.apk", zip file "/data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/split_lib_dependencies_apk.apk", zip file "/data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/split_lib_slice_0_apk.apk", zip file "/data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/split_lib_slice_1_apk.apk", zip file "/data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/split_lib_slice_2_apk.apk", zip file "/data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/split_lib_slice_3_apk.apk", zip file "/data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/split_lib_slice_4_apk.apk", zip file "/data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/split_lib_slice_5_apk.apk", zip file "/data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/split_lib_slice_6_apk.apk", zip file "/data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/split_lib_slice_7_apk.apk", zip file "/data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/split_lib_slice_8_apk.apk", zip file "/data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/split_lib_slice_9_apk.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop-2/lib/arm, /system/lib, /vendor/lib]]
at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.findClass(BaseDexClassLoader.java:56)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:380)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:312)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:609)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:787)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.parseInclude(LayoutInflater.java:964)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:854)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.parseInclude(LayoutInflater.java:994)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:854)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:518)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:426)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:377)
at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV9.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImplV9.java:292)
at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:140)
at com.quintabi.facchini.myshop.index.onCreate(index.java:25)
at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6672)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1140)
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2612)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2724)
05-04 23:26:35.467 28017-28017/com.quintabi.facchini.myshop E/AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap12(ActivityThread.java)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1473)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6123)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:867)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:757)
Build.gradle (Project):
// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
buildscript {
repositories {
jcenter()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.1'
// NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
// in the individual module build.gradle files
}
}
allprojects {
repositories {
jcenter()
}
}
task clean(type: Delete) {
delete rootProject.buildDir
}
Build.gradle(module):
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
compileSdkVersion 25
buildToolsVersion "25.0.2"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.quintabi.facchini.myshop"
minSdkVersion 23
targetSdkVersion 25
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
}
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled false
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
}
}
productFlavors {
}
}
dependencies {
compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
})
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.3.1'
compile 'com.android.support:design:25.3.1'
testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
}
Settings.gradle is just
include ':app'
Answer
You may have updated to AndroidX support library and the layout is referencing the old ConstraintLayout version. So you have to update the android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout tags to androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout in your layout XML.