How to use Android ViewSwitcher?

Issue

I'm trying to use the ViewSwitcher to perform switches between two views. One is an ImageView and the other is a MapView. I have a button which the user clicks to perform this switch but my codes are causing an error. Do you guys have any idea what's about?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<linearlayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <relativelayout
        android:id="@+id/RelativeLayout01"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">

        <imageview
            android:id="@+id/banner"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignparenttop="true"
            android:background="@drawable/banner_location"
            android:clickable="false">
        </imageview>

        <linearlayout
            android:id="@+id/LinearLayout01"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_below="@+id/banner"
            android:layout_centerhorizontal="true"
            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
            android:orientation="horizontal"
            android:paddingbottom="5px">

            <imagebutton
                android:id="@+id/btnBusSvcs"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginright="5px"
                android:layout_margintop="5px"
                android:background="@drawable/btn_bus_svcs">
            </imagebutton>

            <imagebutton
                android:id="@+id/btnDrvRoute"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginleft="5px"
                android:layout_margintop="5px"
                android:background="@drawable/btn_drv_route">
            </imagebutton>
        </linearlayout>

        <viewswitcher
            android:id="@+id/switcher"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_above="@+id/imgViewBusSvcs"
            android:layout_below="@+id/LinearLayout01">

            <imageview
                android:id="@+id/imgViewBusSvcs"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_below="@+id/LinearLayout01"
                android:layout_centerinparent="true"
                android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
                android:background="@drawable/bus_svcs"
                android:clickable="false">
            </imageview>

            <com.google.android.maps.mapview
                android:id="@+id/mapview"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="300px"
                android:apikey="REMOVE MY API KEY"
                android:clickable="true">
            </com.google.android.maps.mapview>
        </viewswitcher>

        <imagebutton
            android:id="@+id/btnBackHome"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignparentbottom="true"
            android:layout_centerhorizontal="true"
            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
            android:background="@drawable/btn_back_to_home">
        </imagebutton>
    </relativelayout>
</linearlayout>

The error is as such

11-05 20:53:13.964: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417): Uncaught handler: thread main exiting due to uncaught exception
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417): java.lang.ClassCastException: android.widget.FrameLayout$LayoutParams
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.widget.RelativeLayout.getRelatedView(RelativeLayout.java:694)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.widget.RelativeLayout.getRelatedViewParams(RelativeLayout.java:708)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.widget.RelativeLayout.applySizeRules(RelativeLayout.java:629)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.widget.RelativeLayout.onMeasure(RelativeLayout.java:279)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.view.View.measure(View.java:7115)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:2875)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:888)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:350)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:278)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.view.View.measure(View.java:7115)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:2875)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:245)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.view.View.measure(View.java:7115)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:2875)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:245)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.view.View.measure(View.java:7115)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.view.ViewRoot.performTraversals(ViewRoot.java:698)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.view.ViewRoot.handleMessage(ViewRoot.java:1482)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3948)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:782)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:540)
11-05 20:53:13.995: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1417):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

Really appreciate the help! :)

Solution

Are you setting Layout parameters at runtime or is everything in the XML?

Have you tried wrapping the two views of the ViewSwitcher each into its own LinearLayout?

Answered By - Vincent Mimoun-Prat