Issue when showing the menu in floating apps (service class)

[jamescarl15]

android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #2: Binary XML file line #2: Error inflating class <unknown>

I used the code in Activity class and it works fine, but in Service class its not.

[clufter]

Create file item_power_menu.xml in your layout directory and paste the code below

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:id="@+id/item_power_menu_layout" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:clickable="true" android:focusable="true" android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless" android:orientation="horizontal" tools:ignore="UnusedAttribute">

<androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatImageView
    android:id="@+id/item_power_menu_icon"
    android:layout_width="25dp"
    android:layout_height="25dp"
    android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
    android:layout_marginStart="7dp"
    android:layout_marginLeft="7dp"
    android:scaleType="fitXY" />

<androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
    android:id="@+id/item_power_menu_title"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:fontFamily="sans-serif"
    android:lineSpacingExtra="6sp"
    android:padding="13dp"
    android:textColor="@color/black"
    android:textSize="14sp"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    tools:text="All Contents" />

For me the error was due to android:foreground="attr/selectableItemBackground" so I replaced these with android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"

[jhapps]

As I research, I noticed that the popup dialog are not recommended by Android Design. here's the link

So if you are building a floating app using a service, just improvised. You can create a popup dialog by hiding and showing it to your floating layout