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Old Man
1,333 PointsGraphic Layout won't display
getting error "exception raised during rendering: Could not initialize class android.widget.TextView"
2 Answers
Luke O'Neill
7,822 PointsThere is a mismatch between your target SDK version and your Graphical Layout target, should be an easy fix.
If you don't know it off the top of your head, you can get your Android SDK version for your project from right-clicking on your project name, going to Properties, selecting "Android", and looking for the test in the "platform" column for the row with a checkmark.
Then in the Graphical Layout for your XML file, in the top right in between the Locale selector and the Create button is a drop-down for Android versions. Change this to match the one for your project, and the errors should go away the graphical preview will render correctly.
Old Man
1,333 Pointsthat worked, thanks luke.